Carers Week 9th to 15th June

Please see dates and further information about webinars taking place during Carers Week

• Support for young carers Monday 9 June, 10am to 10.30am

This webinar by the Essex Youth Service will cover the support available to young carers and how professionals can signpost or refer young carers to appropriate services.

• Support for adult carers Tuesday 10 June, 10am to 10.30am

This webinar by Action for Family Carers, Carers First, Essex Wellbeing Service, and Adult Social Care Connects will provide an overview of the support available to adult carers and how to refer carers to specialist services.

Supporting carers of people with dementia

• Wednesday 11 June, 10am to 10.30am

This webinar by Alzheimer’s Society will raise awareness of some of the challenges carers supporting people with dementia experience, along with examples of some of the key places you can refer/signpost carers too for support.

• Advocacy support for carers Thursday 12 June, 11.30am to 12pm

This webinar by Voiceability will raise awareness of some of the challenges carers experience with themselves and/or those they care for not having their views heard, and provide information on how to access for carers you support who might need this service.

• Employers support for carers Friday 13 June, 1pm to 2pm

This webinar by Employers for Carers will cover things employers should consider to support carers in the workforce, including tools and resource templates available.

Booking link essex.gov.uk/carers-webinars