{"id":3037,"date":"2024-03-23T14:28:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T14:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/?post_type=article&p=3037"},"modified":"2024-08-16T08:30:53","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:30:53","slug":"before-you-start-unpaid-carers-and-young-carers","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/article\/before-you-start-unpaid-carers-and-young-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Before you start (unpaid carers and young carers)"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you are reading this, it is because you are helping to care for a family member or friend who could not manage without your support.<\/span><\/p>\n

This makes you an unpaid carer (or if you are under 18, a young carer).<\/span><\/p>\n

You may be on this website because you are helping to arrange and manage support for someone else.<\/span><\/p>\n

The law says you also have the right to access support in your own right, to give you a break from your caring role.<\/span><\/p>\n

The next pages in this section of the website talk you through the process of getting support as an unpaid carer or young carer.<\/span><\/p>\n

We know that trying to access support for yourself can sometimes be a challenging and stressful process.<\/span><\/p>\n

You are not on your own here. Please be reassured, there is lots of help available.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are organisations across Scotland who can give help, advice and practical support to unpaid carers and young carers. These are called Carers\u2019 Centres.<\/span><\/p>\n

It will be helpful to speak to your local Carers\u2019 Centre as soon as you feel ready. They can give you help right from the beginning.<\/span><\/p>\n

You can find the details of your local Carers\u2019 Centre here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting formal support for yourself through your council is only one of the ways that you can get the help you need.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are lots of other types of support out there that can help. These include things like community groups, peer support and charitable services.<\/span><\/p>\n

Your local Carers\u2019 Centre can help you find out about what is available in your area that might be suitable.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Next steps<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n

Take a look at the next page to find out how you start the process of getting support for yourself: Adult Carer Support Plan\/ Young Carer Statement<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Advice on what to think about before you start looking into support for yourself as a parent, unpaid carer or young carer. Find out where you can get help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3037","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3037","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3392,"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/3037\/revisions\/3392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handbook.scot\/sds-handbook\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}