Hi everyone, SusieQ is spot on with her explanation of how to find a private message you saved to drafts. I'm afraid we did have some issues with the forum yesterday. These were sorted yesterday afternoon and everything should - fingers crossed - be running smoothly now. Can you let me know if anyon...

Hi Mel, Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear you are having such a tough time. I know it can be a big step to make that first post, so I'm really glad you've done that and found us. You've said that your son's behaviour is aggressive and unpredictable - it sounds like you need some expert advice ...

Hi Alison,

I can help you with this - I'll private message you now so we can sort it.

Glad you've found being part of the forum helpful - and remember we're always here if you need us!

All the best,

Kate

Hi Mary_Poppins, Sorry to hear you're going through such a stressful time. We do have some information about work focused interviews and Income Support on our website - including a short video explaining the circumstances when you may need to attend one, and some template letters you can use if you ...

Hi Adrian, and welcome to the forum!

That must be difficult - we're always here if you need someone to talk to.

And have you ever looked at the Bipolar UK website? You might find some useful information about the condition: https://www.bipolaruk.org/

All the best,
Kate

Hi everyone, This is a post to let you know that we have decided to remove the EU referendum thread, and will be removing any other discussions on this topic that are not related to caring and are likely to create division, argument or offence. The Carers UK Forum exists so anyone who is caring for ...

Hi Teri, Sorry to hear you've not been successful getting through to the Carers UK Adviceline - we get a huge volume of calls and unfortunately that does mean it can be hard to get through. However, you can email us at anytime at advice@carersuk.org, and you'll get a response within five working day...

Sounds interesting, thank you for sharing - will try to tune in!

Hi everyone,

As you all spotted, we had a few gremlins in the forum last weekend - apologies for any confusions, inconvenience or annoyance!

These should all be fixed now. If you do continue to experience any problems after today can you let me know on this thread?

All the best,
Kate

Hi everyone, I wanted to chip into this thread to get it focused back on why we're here - to support Andrew, who is going through what must be a very difficult time at the moment. I also wanted to highlight some organisations which may be able to help. Andrew has raised a really important issue here...