Support for you
This part of the site is about how you are doing, not only the person you are supporting. Start with what is hardest today.
Help now
I need support tonight
People to call, urgent help for your own mental health and words you can use to tell someone that you are not coping.
What is taking the biggest toll?
Guilt, anger, resentment or griefMake room for difficult feelings and work out what needs to change.
I am running on emptySleep, work, relationships or physical health are starting to suffer.
I need to set a boundaryDecide what you can do, what you cannot do and what happens next.
I need help for my own mental healthGP, NHS Talking Therapies and carer-specific counselling routes.
I have been doing this for a long timeSustainable roles, family dynamics, grief and planning for the future.
Someone has diedBereavement support, including specialist help after a death by suicide.
Someone under 18 is helping to careYoung-carer rights, assessments and ways to find local support.
I need practical helpAssessments, breaks, benefits, work rights and planning for emergencies.
Community
Talk to people who understand
Find moderated UK groups and forums for friends and family, including general spaces and condition-specific support. You do not have to call yourself a carer.
Support connected to what they are experiencing
Sources used across this section
This section organises public guidance from Mind, Carers UK, Carers Trust, the NHS, Samaritans and the specialist organisations linked on each page.
Sources checked: 27 August 2026