A young person may be a primary carer (the main person in charge of looking after someone) or they may be a secondary carer - helping someone else, usually an adult, to care.
If your child has special needs you may be considered a carer yourself. If you are caring for a child with disabilities or special educational needs you may want to get in contact with social services for a carers assessment.
If you are not eligible for support from social services you may want to try Care for the Carers:
www.cftc.org.uk
Care for the Carers supports all those people in East Sussex who look after sick or disabled relatives, friends, neighbours, partners or children in their own homes.
They also provide a Young Carers Service, to support children and young people who have caring responsibilities, including some respite services.
Care for the Carers
Braemar House
28 St Leonards Road
Eastbourne
BN21 3UT
Tel: 01323 738390
Carer's UK is a national organisation aimed at supporting carers.
www.carersuk.org
