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54% of carers are, or have been in debt as a result of caring.
52% of carers are cutting back on food, compared to 19% in 2007.
(Carers in Crisis, Carers UK 2008)

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Links

Sources of Help for Carers and People with Care Needs

**Local Contacts**
Age Concern Lewisham and Southwark	0208 690 9060	www.ageconcernsouthwark.org.uk
Carers Lewisham	020 8699 8686	www.carerslewisham.org.uk
Contact A Family	020 7635 6333	www.cafamily.org.uk/lewisham
Lewisham Council (24hrs)	020 8314 6000	www.lewisham.gov.uk
Lewisham Disability Coalition	020 8314 1414	www.ldcadvice.co.uk
Greenwich Carers Centre	020 8301 8675 /8679	www.greenwichcarerscentre.org
Greenwich Council (carers)	020 8854 8888 or 020 8921 2224	www.greenwich.gov.uk
Greenwich Mencap	020 8395 2245	www.greenwichmencap.org.uk
Vietnamese Carers Support Project (FORVIL)	020 8694 0952	www.forvil.org.uk
Stroke Association Helpline	0845 303 3100	www.stroke.org.uk
SE London Cancer Network	-	www.patientinfo.selcn.nhs.uk
Lewisham Mencap	020 8852 4100
Alzheimer’s Society Lewisham and Greenwich Branch	020 8320 2757

National Contacts

Age Concern Free Information Line	0800 00 99 66	www.ageconcern.org.uk
Alzheimer’s Society	0207 423 3500	www.alzheimers.org.uk
Carers UK	0808 808 7777	www.carersuk.org
Contact A Family Helpline	0808 808 3555	www.cafamily.org.uk
Macmillan Cancer Support	020 7840 7840	www.macmillan.org.uk
Multiple Sclerosis Society Helpline	0808 800 8000	www.mssociety.org.uk
Parkinson’s Disease Society Helpline	0808 800 0303	www.parkinsons.org.uk
The Mental Health Foundation	0207 803 1100	www.mentalhealth.org.uk
The Princess Royal Trust For Carers	0844 800 4361	www.carers.org/
Saneline	0845 767 8000	www.sane.org.uk
Mind Info Line	0845 766 0163
National Drugs Helpline (24hr)	0800 77 66 00

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