Edinburgh Carer Support Groups

Updated August 2016

Map location number and area of the City. / Name of Support Group / Target Group
(i.e. older carers, mental health, young carers) / Location / Contact Person Name & details.
(Phone number (s) and e-mail address / When does the group meet
(e.g. Every 2nd Monday of the month)
Cara Group / Mental Illness / Mental Health / Stafford Centre / Fiona Farris
557-0718

/ 1st Tuesday of month
4.45-6.15pm (Jan 10th not the 3rd)
Thursday Companions / Dementia / The Hub, Drumbrae / Teresa Woodman

The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Ave, Edinburgh, EH4 4GA / Every two weeks, contact Teresa for more details
Wi Rascals / Young carers / NWCC
The Prentice centre / Lisa

The Prentice Centre, 1 Granton Mains Ave, Edinburgh, EH4 4GA / Most Monday evenings , contact for more details
Evening Support Meeting / Generic / Link Up, St Margaret’s House, (Room 3)
151 London Road, Edinburgh / Care for carers
661 2077 / First Thursday of the month, 7-9pm
Support Group and Drop In / Generic / Portobello library
Portobello / Jane McColl, Care for carers
661 2077 / Last Tuesday of month
11-1.30pm
Family & Friends support group / Mental Health / Davidson Mains Parish Church Hall / Ruth Maclennan, care for carers
6612077, / 3rd Thursday of month
2-4pm
Carers Ready Group SW / Carers in SW / Library Services / 242-8060 / Monthly
(Unable to confirm further details)
MECOPP / Carers / Contact MECOPP
467 2994 / (Unable to confirm further details)
Ratho Carer Group / Carers and the cared for person / Ratho Community centre / Contact Gillian Smith
331 5570 / Last Thursday of each month, 10-12pm
Memory Café / Dementia- For the Carer and the cared for person / The Haven
25b Burgess Road
South Queensferry / Contact Gillian Smith
331 5570 / Monthly, 3rd Thursday of each month, 1.30-3.30pm
Carer peer support group / Carers for adults with acquired brain injury / Headway House
Astley Ainslie Hospital / Carers Project
0131 537 9557
/ Quarterly
Carers info / social evenings / Carers for adults with acquired brain injury / Headway House / In the community / Carers Project
0131 537 9557
/ 5 per year
Young Carers project
Adult Carers / Broomhouse Young Carers provides group work and one to one support to Young Carers and Young Adult Carers with a significant caring role in the family due to physical or mental illness or disability, alcohol and/or drug use issues.
The Adult Carers Project meets once a month at The Broomhouse Centre and provides group support, advice, information and activities for Adults with a significant caring role / South West Edinburgh
South West Edinburgh / Abigail Jackson
Project Manager Broomhouse Young Carers

Donna Clark
Project Worker
/ Young Carers 7-11 age group – Monday 5.30-7.30pm
Young Adult Carers – 16 plus Wednesday
6-8pm
Young Carers 12-15 age group – Thursday 6-8pm
The last Wednesday of the month 6-8pm
PASDA / Parents of Adults with Autism Spectrum disorder / No.6, 24 Hill Street, Edinburgh, / PASDA, 0131 475 2416 / 2nd Wednesday of the month
7-9pm
Sea Grove Centre
Carers Support Group / Dementia / The Seagrove Centre 13 Fleming Place, Edinburgh, EH7 6GY / Contact: Seagrove Centre
553-7147 / Every month

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