Crossroads - Caring for Carers

Working For Crossroads

ACE National - www.carersonline.org.uk/ace/ a site supported by Carers UK with focus on Carers and Employment

Alzheimers Society - www.alzheimers.org.uk

CARERS UK - A charity providing information for Carers www.carersuk.org

Carers’ Week - An annual week-long event to raise the profile of Carers and the public’s awareness of them www.carersweek.org

Critical Observation - Information about caring and mental illness www.criticalobs.co.uk

Department of Health - Useful information on governmental social health issues and policy www.doh.gov.uk/about/index.html

Directgov - government website that provides the public with a single point of access to government information on Carers and people with disabilities www.direct.gov.uk/carers

Government’s Carers Website - This site has lots of useful information on Carers and government legislation www.carers.gov.uk

Maca - One of the country’s leading national charities supporting people who have experienced mental-distress, and their Carers www.maca.org.uk

Help The Aged - www.helptheaged.org.uk

Mencap - www.mencap.org.uk

Motor Neurone Disease Association - www.mndassociation.org

National Information Forum - An umbrella organisation that seeks to encourage the provision of accessible information to disabled and other disadvantaged groups www.nif.org.uk

Need2Know - is the new information portal for 13-19 years olds. It provides a first-stop-shop for everything in life, with relevant sign-posts to valuable web sites in the public, private and charitable sectors www.need2know.co.uk

Parkinsons Disease Society - www.parkinsons.org.uk

Rethink-Severe Mental Illness - A campaigning membership charity involving people with severe mental illness and Carers, with a network of mutual support goups around the country www.rethink.org

Scope - www.scope.org.uk


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