Latest carer and mental health news for July by carer activist and author Matthew McKenzie

July 2023 Carer and Mental Health news <- read more news items here

For the July edition on unpaid caring and mental health we have

Carer Videos

Carer Support Transitioning to managing on your own – Gloucestershire Carers Hub

A Creative Carers story-Anne – Carers Oxfordshire

Northamptonshire Carers – Episode 5 – Dementia

Latest Carer News

Caring for carers – Blog on NHS and Carers

Should you be doing more to support employees balancing carer responsibilities?

Letter from Minister of State for Social Care – Gov

Unpaid carers: ‘I had to choose to care for my husband or my sister‘

Caring for the Caregivers: The Critical Link Between Parent and Teen Mental Health – Harvard University

Triangle of Care accreditation shows we value carers – Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust.

National Organisation updates

Current Lived Experience Advisor Roles – Carers Trust

State of Caring Survey 2023 – Carers UK

Give feedback on care – CQC

Carer Research Papers

Online Education and Cognitive Behavior Therapy Improve Dementia Caregivers’ Mental Health: A Randomized Trial.

The impact of having a carer on adult health and social care utilisation across five settings of care: A matched cohort study

Diversity ethnic Mental health news updates

NELFT launches Patient and Carer Race Equality Framework

Carers UK  good practice briefing for supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic carers

Exploring the relationship between mental health and dialect use among Chinese older adults

South Asian Heritage Month – Birmingham and Solihull NHS FT