2026

We know that across North Tyneside, thousands of people provide unpaid care for someone they love. The 2021 Census identified nearly 20,000 unpaid carers in the borough – and more than half were providing 20 hours or more of care every week. That number will have grown. However, there is

This month we are focusing on the support available to adult unpaid carers who are often so busy looking after someone else that they might not have the time to think about their own needs. The first step is recognising you are a carer because that will open the door

Asking for help isn’t always easy. At North Tyneside Carers’ Centre, we help unpaid carers who provide support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour who couldn’t manage without that help because of an illness, disability, mental health difficulty or substance misuse. You don’t have to call yourself a

It’s nearly September which is often a time for getting back into routines and for carers, it might feel like another change. You may be getting the children ready for going back to school, returning to work after some time away or increasing your hours or looking for a new

Caring for someone with a mental health condition can be incredibly demanding. It can sometimes involve difficult conversations and a level of uncertainty about what happens next which can mean your own wellbeing can get lost along the way. For one 58-year-old mum supported by North Tyneside Carers’ Centre, that