10th June 2024
Belfast Trust is delighted to once again participate in celebration Carers Week 2024, focusing on this year’s theme of ‘Putting Carers on the Map’.
Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.
Across Belfast, there are over 40,000 people providing unpaid and family care to loved ones and Belfast Trust recognises the invaluable support that carers play in our local communities.
As part of Carers Week, Belfast Trust Carers Support Service have organised a range of events for carers focused on support and wellbeing. View the full programme of events.
If you are interested in finding more out about our carers service, visit our carers service section.
What is Carers Week?
Carers Week is an annual campaign is brought to life by thousands of individuals and organisations who come together to provide support for carers, run activities, highlight the vital role carers play in our communities and draw attention to just how important caring is.
The campaign aims to:
- Raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face
- Recognise the contribution they make to families and communities
- Help people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support that the Carer Support Service offers.