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• Advice for carers
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  organisations and charities
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  leisure
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Local support groups, organisations and leaflets for carers

• Alzheimer's Society
  Carer's and former carer's support group. Brighton & Hove branch delivers all around support to local people affected by dementia.
  
• Amaze
  Amaze gives information, advice and support to parents of children with special needs and disabilities in Brighton & Hove. They work to empower parents to help their children live fully socially-included lives.
• Back Care Service    
  The Daily Living Centre back care service provides back protection advice, support and, where possible, equipment to carers of adults and children in Brighton and Hove, to assist with the safe moving and handling of the person they care for.
  
• Brighton and Hove emergency back-up scheme for carers
  In an emergency the scheme provides alternative home-based care for up to 48 hours.
• Carers Centre, The- Brighton and Hove
  The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove is a local charity which supports anyone caring for a partner, relative or friend who needs help because of an illness or disability.
  
• Carer's Needs Assessments    
  If you regularly provide a substantial amount of care to a relative, partner, friend or neighbour you have the legal right to ask social services to carry out a carer's needs assessment.
• Carers Direct
  NHS Choices information, support and advice for carers.
  
• Day services
  Day care is available for respite, please see the page for more information.
• Looking after Me
  This is a free course for adults who care for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability. The course is about you making time to look after your own health needs. It aims to help you to take more control of your situation and make a difference to your life.
• Brighton & Hove Crossroads - Caring for carers
  Crossroads helps and supports people who care for a disabled, ill or elderly person at home.
  
• Community Base
  Is a charity providing a home for community and voluntary groups in Brighton and Hove.
• How to find a counsellor in Brighton and Hove
  Finding a therapist registered with The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.
• Patched
  PATCHED offers support and services for the families, friends and carers of substance misusers or anyone in the local community experiencing the effects of someone else’s drug or alcohol problem.

Information leaflets

• Are you entitled to help from Adult Social Care Services?
  Anyone seeking help from adult social care services needs to undergo an assessment and a leaflet has been produced to explain the eligibility criteria - whether a person is eligible or not for adult social care services. 
• A Commitment to Carers
  A Rethink leaflet outlining help for relatives, partners and friends of people with a mental health problem.
• Caring for Children with Special Needs
  A variety of leaflets & factsheets covering caring for children with special needs produced by the charity AMAZE.
• CareLink Plus alarm service (392kb PDF file)
  Guide to the emergency community alarm service that enables people to live independently in their homes, available to anyone who needs it.
• Quick Guide for Carers (368kb PDF file)
  

Mental health leaflets

• Carers and Confidentiality in Mental Health (PDF 111kb)
  Issues involved in information-sharing plus good practice checklist.
• A Checklist for Carers Of People with Mental Health Problems (PDF 85kb)
  Working in partnership with psychiatrists and carers, designed to help carers get the information about diagnosis and treatment for the person they care for.

Stroke leaflets

• Care After Stroke and Transient Ischaemic Attack (PDF 139kb)
  Information for patients and their carers, including national support groups