Poverty AllianceJun 11
Unpaid #carers show care and compassion for other in their lives - which makes it so wrong that so many are forced to get by on low incomes that don't meet their household needs. This #CarersWeek we want to highlight that injustice, and show our support for a society where no carer is left in poverty.
Lichfield Live®Jun 11

Laptop donation helps organisation ensure local carers can access support

https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2026/06/11/laptop-donation-helps-organisation-ensure-local-carers-can-access-support/

Richard Michael BlaberJun 10
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/10/when-profit-is-put-above-the-welfare-of-vulnerable-children-in-care; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/05/child-care-councils-private-equity-companies. "It is an absolute disgrace & brings shame on our #country that the #experience gained in the 1960s & '70s of how to help #children survive the loss of their primary #carers was thrown away as part of destructive #neoliberal #austerity. This has led to the present situation, in which children & their futures are sacrificed to satisfy the same mistaken #ideology. The #Tories initiated it, but why has #Labour failed to do anything about it?"
When profit is put above the welfare of vulnerable children in care

Letters: Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot on the companies cashing in on unregulated children’s homes in England

The Guardian
Centre for Population ChangeJun 9

🌩️ The UK is facing a “perfect storm” in which people are expected to #work longer, fund their own future #care, and provide #unpaidcare, all at once

NEW CPC-CG Policy Briefing highlights mounting pressures on #carers and the urgent need for #policy reform, as we mark #CarersWeek 8-14 June.

https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=802

World news | The GuardianJun 9
Parents caring for seriously ill children in UK could get financial support under ‘Hugh’s law’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/09/parents-carer-seriously-ill-children-financial-support-hughs-law #Children #Carers #UkNews #Society #Labour
Parents caring for seriously ill children in UK could get financial support under ‘Hugh’s law’

Proposals considered by government would strengthen protections for parents forced to become full-time carers

The Guardian
AnneHMay 24

@ChrisMayLA6 More about carers ICYMI

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70v1yy9nn1o

Apparently the beeb is doing a carers' season.

#Carers #familycaregivers

Edited for wrong link

Former EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy trains as a carer after her dad’s death

The actress's experience caring for her father inspired her to return to education in a new BBC show.

BBC News
Show threadAnneHMay 24
@ChrisMayLA6 This is brutal
"The Census in England and Wales also found that the older age groups provide the highest hours of unpaid care per week. For women, it was those aged between 75 and 79 who were most likely to provide 50 hours or more of care. For men, it was those aged between 85-89 who were most likely to provide 50 hours or more of care."
#carers #informalcarers
Show threadMx VerdaMay 22

All links swapped, for instances with shorter msg limits

5. Family Action https://family-action.org.uk/self-help/
6. Self-care for parents and carers https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries https://positivepsychology.com/great-self-care-setting-healthy-boundaries/
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/dbt-interpersonal-effectiveness-skills

1. Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services-and-planning/how-to-plan-for-a-mental-health-crisis/
2. Carers https://carers.org/about-caring/about-caring
3. Online Parenting Courses https://www.coramfamilylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses/
4. Foster and/or Adopt https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption

#FosterCare #Adopt #Adoption #Adopted #mentor #guide #advice #Care #carers #caring #CaringEconomy #CareGiver #CareGiving #parent #parents #parenting #parentingAdvice #Guardian #baby #babies #kids #children #teen #preteen #teens #teenager #teenagers #young #YoungCarer #YoungCarers #youth

Self Help Self-help resources

Family Action
Show threadMx VerdaMay 22

All help links
1. Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services-and-planning/how-to-plan-for-a-mental-health-crisis/
2. Carers https://carers.org/about-caring/about-caring
3. Online Parenting Courses https://www.coramfamilylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses/
4. Foster and/or Adopt https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption

5. Family Action https://family-action.org.uk/self-help/
6. Self-care for parents and carers https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries https://positivepsychology.com/great-self-care-setting-healthy-boundaries/
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/dbt-interpersonal-effectiveness-skills

#FosterCare #Adopt #Adoption #Adopted #mentor #guide #advice #Care #carers #caring #CaringEconomy #CareGiver #CareGiving #parent #parents #parenting #parentingAdvice #Guardian #baby #babies #kids #children #teen #preteen #teens #teenager #teenagers #young #YoungCarer #YoungCarers #youth

How to plan for a mental health crisis | Support | Mind

Read how to plan for a mental health crisis, including finding different ways to get support, making a personal plan and how to make an advance statement.

Centre for Population ChangeMay 21

📝 The UK government's #PensionsCommission interim report - it's encouraging to see CPC-CG research referenced and acknowledged in the report, which sets out the challenges that the UK's #pensions system is facing to 2050.

The report cites research led by CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou, which shows that policies encouraging #older adults to remain in #employment are in direct conflict with the rising reliance on informal #carers to provide #socialcare.

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#pension