Carers Week 9-15 June 2025, 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 throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

The theme for Carers Week 2025 is ‘Caring About Equality’, calling for an equal society where carers are truly valued, recognised and supported. Each day of Carers Week will have a specific focus and highlight the different ways inequality impacts carers’ lives: 

  • Monday: Health and social care
  • Tuesday: Financial wellbeing 
  • Wednesday: Work and employment
  • Thursday: Younger carers
  • Friday: Older carers
  • Saturday: Mental health and wellbeing
  • Sunday: Reflections on Carers Week

Carers Week provides a vital opportunity to raise awareness of the challenges facing carers and to connect more carers to available support. There will be plenty of ways to get involved in the lead up to Carers Week – or by participating in the hundreds of events and activities that will be promoted throughout the UK and online during the week itself.

Reference

* Carers UK, 2025, State of Caring  – The impact of caring on carers’ mental health and the need for support from social care services

Resources and downloads | Carers Week

The NHS England Unpaid Carers team will be running a series of webinars during the week to highlight the importance of identifying and supporting unpaid carers. Follow the link for more information and to sign up to webinar events: Carers Week 2025- Younger Carers Webinar | NHS England Events

Involve Kent Carers Week Events 

Monday 9 June – 11:30am to 2:00pm in Ditton Come and join us as we celebrate Carers Week and the 50th anniversary of Involve Kent. Delicious food, quiz, raffle, entertainment and a lot of fun.

Carers’ Forum Thursday 12 June – 1:00pm to 4:00pm in Maidstone. Hear from local services about the support they can offer. Share experiences and your own expertise as you chat with other carers over lunch.

Carers’ Wellbeing Workshop Friday 13 June – 2:00pm to 4:00pm in Tunbridge Wells

Call or email for more information: E: hello@involvekent.org.uk T: 03000 810 005