Young carers

A young carer is a person under 18 years of age who provides care to another person.

Care does not include volunteering or employment in care services, but it does include a young person providing practical support, personal care and/or emotional support to another person (usually a parent, but it can also be a sibling, grandparent or friend of the family) who may, for example, have a disability, serious illness, or needs that relate to old age or as a result of the misuse of substances.

Southampton has a dedicated service specifically designed to support young carers. We work with No Limits to provide the Young Carers Service for a smooth transition into the adult carer support service where needed.

Further information on their support and other services that can support young carers is available below. We have broken down the information to help you identify the right help to either inside or outside Southampton.

Young Carers in Southampton is a project in partnership with Southampton Mencap for children and young people aged 8-18 years old whose lives are affected by caring for an unwell or disabled family member.

Phone: 023 8022 4224

Email: [email protected]

Website page: https://nolimitshelp.org.uk/get-help/young-carers-in-southampton-2/

If you are a young carer who doesn't know who to contact please contact us and we can make the referral for you. There is plenty of support available to you and the first step is as easy as making contact with us.

It is estimated there are 700,000 young carers in the UK; roughly this equates to [1 in 12] secondary aged pupils are a young carer. Source: Carers Trust

Services in Southampton

Services outside Southampton

Latest

Carers Assessment Open Days

To help with form filling we are offering Carers Assessment Open Days in our office with help on hand from staff. These will be held at Meon House in Portswood from 10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm on: Saturday 26th January, Thursday 14th February, Saturday 16th February
Helen Cox

Independence Advisor
Emotional First Aid Course for Dads #3

Since you have had children do you: - Find it hard to switch off and relax? - Think you are the only person to find it difficult? - Feel it’s hard to cope sometimes? The aim is to help show you ways in which you can help yourself become more aware of your emotional wellbeing, grow in confidence and find healthier solutions to the anxieties and worries that we all face. The course is Free to attend. Snacks included.
NEW Dementia friendly folkdance sessions from

Starting Wednesday 16th January 2019 then on the third Wednesday of the month (except August) from 2.00pm to 3.30pm at Freemantle Community Centre, Randolph Street, Southampton SO15 3HE

Primary health workers early intervention CAMHS team for young people aged 11-18

The Primary Health workers sit within the Early Intervention CAMHS team and support young people aged 11-18 who are experiencing emotional or mental health difficulties that may not meet the core CAHMS criteria.
The Mix

The Mix is a UK based charity that provides free, confidential support for young people under 25 via online, social and mobile.
Free counselling for children and young people at No Limits

Counselling, free one-to-one support for children and young people aged 7-25 who are living in Southampton
Hampshire Youth Access (HYA)

Counselling for children and young people aged 5-17 across Hampshire
Community Support for those 16-25 years old

Community Support for those 16-25 years old who need help with maintaining a tenancy, settling into a new tenancy or supporting you to stay at home. Service from collaboration between No Limits (South) Two Saints and the YMCA.
Southampton Skills2Achieve

Skills2Achieve in Southampton offers 16-19 year olds a different way to get the skills and qualifications they need. The group meets from Monday to Thursday each week and where tutors are ready to help pick the essential skills
Hampshire Youth Project

Hampshire Youth Project is run by Enable Ability and is for young people aged 16-25 years living in South East Hampshire with a physical and/or mild-moderate learning disability, or an additional need, with the opportunity to engage in a variety of planned recreational, social and sporting activities as part of a group setting.
Rona Sailing Project

Provide opportunities for young people to acquire those attributes of a seaman, namely: a sense of responsibility, resourcefulness and teamwork which will help them throughout their lives.
Hampshire 24/7 (Substance Misuse Support)

County-wide service offering specialist substance misuse treatment for young people under 18-years-old
Children of Substance Misusing Others (COSMO)

Children of Substance Misusing Others (COSMO) is a support group for children and young people aged 11-18 who are affected by the substance use of their friends or family.