Carer's assessment
Where to get help
- Connected Caring South Tyneside can help you think about what might help you in your caring role. They can also talk to you about whether having a carer's conversation through the Council would be helpful to you.
- South Tyneside Let's Talk team advisers can arrange for you to have a carer's conversation. A member of the team will support you to think about how caring affects your life and to consider if you are able or willing to carry on caring.
- Children's Social Care can give you more information on parent carer assessments, and signpost you to other support.
- The South Tyneside Local Offer provides information to children and young people (from birth to 25 years) with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and their parents or carers.
- South Tyneside Council short breaks statement provides information on short breaks for carers of children with special educational needs or disabilities. It gives you information about services and the eligibility criteria for accessing them. This is to help support you to continue to care for your child at home effectively.
- South Tyneside Young Carers can provide information, advice, support and activities to young carers.
- Humankind Charity can carry out a young carer's assessment where your caring responsibilities are having a negative impact on you.