If
you are looking after or helping anyone who is ill, disabled or
frail, then the Carers Support Service is for you, no matter how
many hours your caring role involves.
We work with all types of carers in West Sussex, especially in the Western area which covers Chichester District, Bognor Regis and Arundel.
The contribution that carers make is often forgotten and
taken for granted. Services can be difficult to access and complicated
to understand. Information on which services are available can be
difficult to get hold of. Carers can also feel isolated by their
caring role. We work with carers and all agencies to improve this
situation.
The Carers Support Service is funded by West Sussex Social Services.
Begun in June 2000, the service consisted of two workers; the Service
Manager and the Project Worker. In October 2005, the Service's Emotional
Support for Carers was launched, which is available to all carers
and ex-carers in our district. Since March 2006 we have also had
a Mental Health Carers Support
Worker who works with carers who look after someone with a mental
illness.
If you would like a copy of our Carers Information
Handbook, please contact us on 01243 537011 or download the PDF
file of our updated Pack here on our website.
Last updated: 3 November 2011
Would
you like a break from your caring role?
Why
not apply to the Short Breaks for Carers fund administered
here at the Carers Support Service. Telephone 01243 537011
for more details
Come
to one of our events to talk to other carers about their similar
situations or just come to relax in a friendly environment.
