Wellbeing for carers

Wellbeing and support

The council’s community connectors work with anyone over 16 years of age including carers.

They can provide information, advice and assistance to increase independence, promote well-being and support you in your caring role.

A community connector can:

  • provide telephone, postal, email or face to face advice of what support is available
  • help you find activities in your local area
  • provide information about accessing carers grants
  • support with time out from your caring role or connect you with other carers

Find out more on our community connectors webpage.

Other support available

  • Melo - tools and resources to help you manage your mental health
  • Dementia Talking Point - free online community where anyone affected by dementia can receive valuable support
  • Me Time - sessions for you and your wellbeing run by Carers Wales. Currently taking place over Zoom on various dates and times, including evenings and weekends
  • Mind – an online hub with advice on how to support your mental wellbeing
  • Headspace - currently offering free mindfulness meditations and exercise resources that you can listen to anytime
  • Sparkle - information and support for parents and carers of children with disabilities and/or developmental difficulties
  • Community Connectors - Newport's community connectors offer information, advice and signposting to activities and support in your area
  • Newport Libraries - each library holds a carers' collection of books selected to support unpaid carers
  • Carers Support Groups in Newport - support, friendship and activities for unpaid carers
  • Newport Live - offers discounted fitness membership for unpaid carers in receipt of carers allowance
  • Your Newport Your Wellbeing - an interactive map showing wellbeing activities and support services across Newport
  • Dewis Cymru - a directory of services that may support your wellbeing and independence
  • LINC Day Centre - offers day centre services in Newport, where over 55’s can attend, have coffee lunch and engage in games and meaningful activities

Young carers

  • Mind - support for children, young people and families who have questions about mental health
  • Talking Zone - free counselling for children and young people from 3 to 19 years of age, who live in the Newport area
  • Princes Trust - useful resources with an online chat option offering  advice, guidance and help in developing your confidence and abilities
  • Student support - universities and colleges have support programmes in place to help students with caring responsibilities
  • Barnardos - Newport Young Carers Project provides support for young carers

Bereavement

There are different reasons why your caring role may come to an end.

Any change can cause a wide range of emotions, including feelings of loss and loneliness as well as practical concerns about finances and employment. You are not alone.

There are people and organisations that can support you through the changes you are facing.

  • Cruse Bereavement Care -  bereavement support and information for children, young people and adults
  • UK Government Bereavement advice - advice, guidance and practical support if someone you know has died
  • NHS bereavement advice - find advice and support for coping with bereavement and grief, including help with bereavement in children and young people
  • Good Grief Trust - online practical information and support, stories from others who may have had a similar loss and signposting to a choice of support services
  • Bereavement Advice Centre - free helpline and web-based information service providing practical information, advice and signposting on the issues and procedures that many face after the death of someone close
  • Talking to someone / counselling - some carers find it useful to talk with a close friend or relative about how they are feeling or you can ask your G.P. to refer you to counselling services
  • Carers UK - offer a range of factsheets designed to help carers through all stages of caring

Practical matters

Following bereavement some things will need to be dealt with as quickly as possible. This can include notifying any agencies issuing benefits, council tax discounts or Motability cars of the change in your circumstances.

  • Tell Us Once Scheme – a service that lets you report a death to most government organisations in one go
  • UK Government Bereavement advice  - advice, guidance and practical support if someone you know has died
  • NHS bereavement advice - advice and support for coping with bereavement and grief, including help with bereavement in children and young people
  • Good Grief Trust - online practical information and support, stories from others who may have had a similar loss and signposting to a choice of support services
  • Bereavement Advice Centre - free helpline and web-based information service providing practical information, advice and signposting on the issues and procedures that many face after the death of someone close