Rethink Carer Support: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• SG8 5PT, 11 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers and People with Mental Illness

A space for those with or who have had a mental health condtion and those who have been involved as families and carers. The groups aims are to meet on a friendly informal basis to create a sense of community and to share lived experiences. We will have coffee evenings and discuss any activities which the group may like to participate in, in the future.

• PE29 6FN, 16 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers

The purpose of our group is to bring together the parents and partners of people with first-hand experience of mental illness. We do this in an informal atmosphere where people can give each other mutual support. This is especially important for people whose loved ones have recently been diagnosed, and those who are new to the systems and challenges that people affected by mental illness commonly face.

• CM7 3YG, 29 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers

The aims of this friendly group are to offer support to each other and help increase the awareness of mental illness and the effect it can have on carers, and those experiencing mental ill health. We also try to stop the stigma associated with mental illness with community events and fundraise to help those that need in most in the local community.

• CM7 9AH, 29 miles from this group
• Tag: People with Mental Illness

Our Braintree art group has been running since 2008 and offers people with lived experience of mental illness the chance to come together in Braintree to write, paint and draw. Our friendly group offers a safe space for people to share their experiences, tips and knowledge, as well as work together to fundraise and campaign together in their local community. New members are warmly welcomed.

• NN8 4JG, 35 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers

Our Who Cares? Group offers a friendly, welcoming environment for people with family members or friends affected by acute or enduring mental illness. We aim to strengthen awareness of mental health, both locally and nationally, through campaigning and fundraising. We also alleviate isolation through mutual support of the shared lived experiences we each have. Meetings are relaxed and empathetic, with new members always encouraged to join us.

• CM2 6JY, 36 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers

We aim to support those who support others with their mental health, whether family members or friends. These people often don’t know how to support their loved one, friend or sibling and find the situation they're facing very confusing. As well as supporting people who support others, and helping them support each other, we have started a creative writing group for people with lived experience of mental illness. This gives members the opportunity to express themselves in a way they might not have been able to before.

• EN5 3DJ, 41 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers

Our group offers mutual support and information for carers by getting together and sharing our situations and challenges. Through doing this, we are able to view situations differently, take some of the pressure off of our shoulders and feel less isolated, knowing that others are in similar situations.

• N13 4BS, 41 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers and People with Mental Illness

We are a small group that aims to give help, support and information to people living with mental illness and their carers. Although we only meet four times a year, our meetings give a helpful snapshot of what support is available in the community and provide members with the opportunity to meet people with similar experiences.

• HA3 5BD, 46 miles from this group
• Tag: Carers and People with Mental Illness

Our support group and activities are open to carers, people living with mental illness and their families and friends. The support group provides mutual support, as well as helpful information via our monthly evening meetings and monthly newsletter, which is available by email and post. We also aim to improve local mental health policies and services by promoting members' views at local and national meetings.