Carers Leading the Way: Building Carer Friendly Communities
Wednesday 10 June: 10am – 12:15pm
Join the Coalition of Carers in Scotland this Carers Week for an online event bringing together unpaid carers, and organisations that support unpaid carers to explore what it really takes to build carer friendly communities.
Hear from carers who have built communities themselves, in their local communities and online.
Public Health Scotland will be joining us to discuss what a public health approach to building carer friendly communities could look like and where it needs to go further.
We will also have a breakout session where you will be able to share your views on what you think the new Scottish Government should prioritise to help create carer friendly communities in Scotland.
Agenda
10:00 – Welcome and housekeeping (Chair)
10:05 – Panel introductions
10:10 – Panel session: Building Carer Communities – Carers’ experiences
This will include:
- a carer who has built a carer community for South Asian carers
- a carer who has created a community for families affected by drugs and alcohol in a rural community
- a carer who created an online community for families supporting someone with a rare genetic condition.
11:00 – Break
11:10 – Public Health Scotland: A public health approach to supporting carers
11:30 – Breakout groups: What could the new Scottish Government do to encourage
more carer-friendly communities?
12:00 – Feedback from breakout groups
12:10 – Closing remarks (Chair)
12:15 – End
To register for your free place: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/_oh53WBnTWOJZCbcbkLsjA