Durham County Carers Support is an independent, charitable organisation providing information, advice, and support to carers. Durham County Carers Support offers a wide range of local, confidential support services to adult and parent carers.

We encourage carers to register with Durham County Carers Support (DCCS) to access their support and services for free. To register click here and you will be taken to the DCCS form.

Some Durham carers have shared their caring stories in a series of short videos and tell us how the support they received through Durham County Carers Support has helped them. See Carer stories.

Contacts:

• 0300 005 1213
• admin@dccarers.org

If you are a young carer aged 5-17 years, there are services that can provide you with support and information. Family Action - The Bridge Young Carer's Service also provides bespoke support to young adult carers aged between 16-24. They provide a range of help and can also support you though key times of transition such as going to college, university or entering the workplace. They aim to reduce your caring role by working with services to help your family to find other solutions and reduce the impact of your caring role.

Watch a video below of a young adult carer in County Durham talking about the support they have received and how it made a difference.

Francesca – Young Carer Animation Transcript.pdf

Contacts:

• 0191 383 2520
• durhamyoungcarers@family-action.org.uk

Durham County Council has partnered with a digital service called Mobilise to extend online support for carers. To access a whole range of free services and discover an online network of people to support you, please go to https://support.mobiliseonline.co.uk/durham. Support is available 7 days per week from 9.00am to 10.00pm.

Carers UK offer unpaid carers living in County Durham free access to a wide range of online resources to help make caring easier.

The Digital Resource for Carers provides lots of free resources including free eLearning, publications, and access to a care coordination app where you can manage appointments and save important information about the person you care for.

To access the resources, visit https://www.carersdigital.org/login/ and create an account using your free access code: DGTL2485.

The Dementia Advice and Support service in County Durham provides local information, advice and support to carers of people living with dementia. They will also offer advice and support to people worried about their memory and with a diagnosis of dementia.

Contacts:

• 0191 389 0400
• durhamandchester@alzheimers.org.uk

Durham County Council have produced A guide for people in County Durham who have problems with their memory with details of people and services you can contact if you need help with your memory, or if you or a loved one have a diagnosis of dementia.