Social Action Brainstorming

Daire Villa

PowerPoint Slide List and Content breakdown

1. Day to day life

2. Struggles
3. Different illnesses specialised help etc
4. Young carers – help available for them
5. Family vs Professional carers (may be broken into two separate slides)
6. Government help
7. Funding cuts – financial difficulties
8. Charities
9. What I can do to help
Content Breakdown

1: Day to day life –

What each day entails: routines, medication, transport, outside help (nhs
nurses etc)

2: Struggles –
Carers free time, dealing with loss, stress, mental health implications, fears

3: Different illnesses specialised help etc –

Specialise carers, equipment, cost and availability

4: Young carers & help available for them –

Balancing school, judgment from peers, mental health implications, available
support, *testimonial from a young carer if possible*

5: Family vs Professional carers –

Income differences, being able to finish work and close off, insurance, legal
support, *testimonial from a professional and non professional carer if
possible*

6: Government help –
Carers allowance, income support, government funded private carers

7: Funding cuts & financial difficulties –

Lack of awareness or thought for carers in yearly government budget changes,
continuous cuts, difficulty in claiming and awareness of entitlement

8: Charities –
Carers uk, Cause, Carers Trust, Crossroads, DementiaNI

9: What I can do to help –

Fundraising, awareness, public speaking, events.