Category: Carers

Carers Week 2021 – 7th-13th June 2021

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During Carers Week this year we are holding some free events for carers.

Monday 7th June

FREE Carers Workshop via Zoom
Taking a Break – Respite Care

This is free to all carers 18 and over that live, work or are educated within the Croydon Borough. People are asked to pre-book to avoid disappointment and receive the zoom link.
To book contact the counselling team on 020 8763 2064 or counselling@mindincroydon.org.uk.

Tuesday 8th June

We are holding a 2 hour session from 1pm-3pm which will include:

  • 1pm-2pm
    Brain Gym and an introduction to Mindfulness
    Held at Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, East Croydon, CR0 5LA
    Carers need to call ahead to book on 020 8688 1210
  • 2pm-3pm
    Guided Mindfulness Session via Zoom
    Carers already at Fairfield House will be able to view this on the projector and the link can be sent out to anyone else wishing to join.
    The link to join this session is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81014944766?pwd=VGw4M09vdyszem5YclB0NmE0R2t5Zz09

Tuesday 8th June

Welfare Benefits Maximisation Checks for Carers

Our Welfare Benefits team are holding a telephone benefits advice session for carers.
10.30am-12.30pm

Call us on 0208 253 8211 to speak to an advisor.

Find events in your area for carers week by clicking here: Carers Week

Carers Drop-In Weekly Sessions

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Carers Drop-In Weekly Sessions

In light of the current Pandemic we will be providing additional support to Carers in the Borough of Croydon with a Carers drop-in weekly support session. This is in addition to the Carers monthly psycho-educational group which will be on the 1st February at 10.30-11.15am. February’s topic is on ‘Managing Challenging Behaviour’.

If you live, work or attend college in Croydon or you care for someone who lives, works or attends college in Croydon are aged 18 years or over and live in the borough of Croydon, you are eligible to attend the Carers Drop-In groups via Zoom starting on Monday 8th February 2021 @ 6.30pm (for one hour) and will be held weekly at the same time and day.

The idea is to give Carers the opportunity to talk about, share experiences and concerns about caring.   We acknowledge that some Carers may not have much support at this time due to the lockdown restrictions and also with this being an evening session, Carers that work during the day will have a chance to gain support outside working hours.

If you are interested in attending the Drop-In’s, please contact us on 0208 763 2064 or email counselling@mindincroydon.org.uk so we can send you the Zoom link.

Carers Week Hampers

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During Carers Week 8th-14th June, we acknowledged those carers known to Mind in Croydon by delivering some Pamper Hampers to people. 1.4 million people provide over 50 hours of unpaid care per week all of whom make an enormous contribution to society.

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Mind in Croydon provides a Counselling service for Carers as well as a Support Service.

For further information on Carers Counselling please click here.

For further information on Carers Support please click here.

We recently uploaded information on Understanding Stress For carers , which can viewed on our Mind in Croydon YouTube page.

Understanding Stress for Carers

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Mind in Croydon - Understanding Stress for Carers

As part of our Carers project funded by Croydon Council we are pleased to launch one of our carers Workshop presentations on the theme of ‘Understanding Stress for Carers’ on YouTube.

Caring for someone during lockdown can be especially hard and our services remain open for you to access remotely.

Carers Counselling

Carers Support

Carers Groups

We will look towards posting more presentations on line so please view the news stream on our website: http://www.mindincroydon.org.uk for updates or follow us on Twitter, Instagram or our  Facebook page.

Carers Rights Day

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We are hosting a Carers Rights Day with the theme of “Dealing with Professionals”.

There will be information, stalls and presentations from St Christopher’s, Mind in Croydon’s Advocacy on carers rights when their loved ones are in hospital and Mind in Croydon’s Counselling Service on Assertiveness for Carers and how to have your views heard.

For more information contact Carers Support on 020 8688 1210 or carers.support@mindincroydon.org.uk.

Based at Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, East Croydon, CR0 5LA

Workshop – Managing Mental Health as a Carer

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Are you caring for a disabled relative or close family member ? Do you have an interest in the welfare of others? Manju Shahul-Hameed Foundation for Mental Health is organising a FREE interactive workshop called ‘Managing Mental Health as a Carer’.

The workshop is led and sponsored by Dr V Sunil Babu, BSc MBBS FRCPsych DPM, Consultant Psychiatrist, Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

The workshop takes place at Mind in Croydon, Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, East Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5LA on Monday 11th December at 2pm with a presentation and Q&A session.

Admission by booking in advance only. To prebook contact Manju on manju@msfoundations.co.uk.

* places are limited, first come, first served.

Carers Focus Group

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On Tuesday 11th July we are holding a Carers Focus Group.

The focus of this group will be to generate new ideas for the 2017-2018 Carers Strategy.

It will be held at Fairfield House, 10 Altyre Road, East Croydon, Surrey, CR0 5LA at 6pm by Stephen Bahooshy, Carers & Independent Sector Commissioning Manager from Croydon Council.

For more information contact Angela Christinis on 020 8688 1210 or angela@mindincroydon.org.uk.