Children in Scotland celebrates Carers Week

This week we are supporting Carers Week, an annual campaign to highlight the challenges faced by unpaid carers - including the impact of caring on health, relationships, and finances - and to celebrate everything that carers contribute to our communities and families.

This year’s theme is ‘Caring About Equality’, and focuses on creating an equal society where carers are valued, recognised, and supported.

Each day has a specific focus, including work and employment on Wednesday, younger carers on Thursday, and mental health and wellbeing on Saturday.

There are many ways to get involved, with events occurring all across the country including barbeques, wellbeing & mindfulness sessions, and informative lectures. Organisations and individuals can also host their own events and post them to the Carers Week website activity board.

Carers Week also asks you to get involved by contacting your MSPs/MP and asking them to commit to supporting equality for carers, with specific calls for addressing the financial hardship many carers face, support for young carers and young adult carers, and improving identification and recognition of carers in all aspects of their lives.

Find more information about events and access useful resources by visiting the Carers Week website.