You are a carer if you support someone else regardless of your age. It could be your job to look after people as a paid carer, or you may be an unpaid carer looking after our partner, child, sister, brother, friend or other family member.

As a carer you may be looking after someone who needs support with their mental health. This section of our website provides links to resources to help you cope while supporting someone else and what you can do to support them and where to find help.

It can be exhausting being a carer, both physically and mentally so it is really important that you take the time to look after your own mental health. There is a lot of support – both nationally and here on the Isle of Wight – to help you if you are feeling low, stressed or think you have more serious mental health problems. Click on the boxes below for more information.

There is also lots of advice and useful links in the Adults Mental Health section of our website if you are an adult carer and in the Children and Young People’s Mental Health section if you are a young carer too.