Southwark Young Carers

Southwark Young Carers is the borough wide service for Young Carers in Southwark, provided by Imago Community.  Young Carers are anyone aged 8-18 who are taking on caring responsibilities for a family member with a long-term illness, disability, mental health or substance misuse issue.  This can include caring for a disabled sibling.  Young Adult Carers are those aged 18-24.            "Southwark Young Carers (SYC) will aim to reduce the negative and highlight the positive impact of being a carer such as increased resilience, empathy, non-judgemental attitude and caring nature."

Southwark Young Carers works with schools, communities, and statutory and voluntary agencies to identify hidden Young Carers. Following assessment, Southwark Young Carers offer a range of short-term interventions including signposting, one-to-one support, in school support and workshops.  

We produce a monthly newsletter for parents and Young Carers which details times and locations of our events, latest news and updates. 

For safeguarding reasons we do not publish this information on a publicly accessible site.

For further information please contact the Southwark Young Carers Hub:

Phone: 0300 111 1110

The Southwark Young Carers Hub is available for you to call Monday - Friday 9-5pm to talk about Young Carers’ needs and can provide information, advice and signposting. 

To refer to Southwark Young Carers please visit our website: Southwark Young Carers (imago.community)