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Aiming-High-For-Disabled-Children-Newsletter-Dec-2009 This newsletter is informative for parents and carers of children with special needs. The 'Aiming High for Disabled Children' Newsletter is produced every school term.
Aiming-High-For-Disabled-Children-Newsletter-July2010 This is the July edition of the newsletter for parents of children with special needs.
Annual Report 2008/09 This is Brent Carers Centre's Annual Report for 2008-09. The Report gives an update of events and information as well as progress on our various project work.
Caring-For-Children-With-Special-Needs This factsheet helps with caring for a child who has a special need. This could be a learning disability, physical disability, medical condition, rare syndrome, life-threatening condition or behavioural problem.
Getting Around Travelling and mobility in Brent and further afield.
HealthCare Outlines the structure of the health service in Brent, includes information on accessing help for both you and the person for whom you care, and gives sources of further information.
Housing This factsheet looks at different forms of accommodation, including council housing and residential and nursing care, and covers a range of issues relating to housing, including keeping a home warm and in good repair and contacting the utilities and other services.
Learning Disability This factsheet lists sources of advice and support that can help people with learning disabilities access the same opportunities as other people, and can provide support to their carers.
Look After Yourself This factsheet includes suggestions about ways of coping with emotional stress and gives sources of further information and advice.
Mental Health At any one time up to 25% of the population can be suffering from some sort of mental distress or mental illness. Both you and the person you care for may feel isolated and be unsure where to go for information and support. This factsheet outlines the services provided within Brent and includes information about voluntary organisations, drop in centres, support groups and helplines.
Money Matters Basic information about a range of financial matters, plus sources of further information.
Minority & Ethnic Community Carers Specific services and support for carers from black and minority ethnic communities.
Newsletter October 2009 This is the October edition of our quarterly newsletter.
Older Carers Advice & information for the mature carer.
Social Services - How can they help? A guide to social services in Brent and what they can do for carers
Time-For-Yourself - Respite-Leisure-And-Holidays As a carer it is easy to concentrate wholly on the person you care for, and forget about your own needs. However, it is important to have time for yourself and treat yourself well. This factsheet gives information on taking a break from caring.
Useful Contacts In this factsheet we have listed some of the major organisations and services relevant to carers. Further information about these and other services is given in the individual factsheets.
Young Carers A'young carer' is someone aged 18 or under whose life is affected by looking after someone with a long-term illness or disability. Th eperson being cared for could be a parent, a brother or sister or another family member or a friend.
Newsletter July 2010 This is the July 2010 edition of our quarterly Newsletter 'Caring Matters'