West
Lancashire Branch Carers Centre, Hillside Health Centre,
Tanhouse Road, Skelmersdale. WN8 6DS
Mind MattersRowan Organisation
DEPARTMENT
of HEALTH
Leaflets & Information for Carers
'How
to get help in looking after someone - A Carers guide to a care assesment'
Contact Department of Health Web site - www.carers.gov.uk
'A
Commitment to Carers - help for relatives, partners or friends of people
with
mental health problems.
Contact web sites :
www.nsf.org.uk/carers
www.carers.gov.uk
www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
Other useful Web Sites for Carers
Contact
-a- Family. www.cafamily.org.uk
Crossroads Caring for Carers. www.crossroads.org.uk
Princess Royal Trust for Carers. www.carers.org
Welfare Rights Service
home page http://lccweb/enviroment/welfarerights/index.asp
the page which you can access any of our pages
http://lccweb/enviroment/welfarerights/pubcats/publications.asp
the
full text of our booklet 'Carers - benefits for you'
http://lccweb/enviroment/welfarerights/publicationa/shorttermstays-text.htm
To
register an interest for Carers in West Lancashire email
centre@westlancscarers.co.uk
Mind
Matters
http://www.emental-health.com
is a new mental health site run by Dr. Tonmoy
Sharma, chairman of
schizophrenia subcommittee of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Changing
Minds Campaign, a five-year initiative to combat
the stigma of schizophrenia. As well as clear information on depression,
Alzheimer's, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, it has good link's to
other mental health sites.
This
organisation is an alternative to Social Services putting in services
for you, as a carers, or for the person you care for. The money can be
used to purchase the care you need, thus giving you a wider choice of
services, plus real control of your life.
For more information log on to www.therowan.org <http://www.therowan.org>