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Local Carers Development / Support Workers

For specialist contacts and groups:

For carers of older people and people with a physical disability, contact the Carers Link Development worker in your local area.

Mental Health Carers Workers

Locality	Contact	Address	Telephone and email
East Devon including Exmouth	Meg Compton	MIND, The Haven 32-34 High Street HONITON EX14 8PU	Tel: 01404 549508 email: .carers@mindeastdevon.org.uk
Exeter	Mel Chamberlain	MIND 59 Magdalen Street EXETER EX2 4HY	Tel: 01392 204498 Mobile: 07752 439559 email: melsupport.mind@btopenworld.com
Mid Devon	Jan Adkins / Lorraine Mee	Devon Social Services Market Street CREDITON EX17 2AJ	Tel: 01392 384179 email: jan.adkins@devon.gov.uk email: lorraine.mee@devon.gov.uk
North Devon	VACANCY
South Hams and West Devon	Claudia Benzies	Carers One to One Link (COOL) Myrtle Cottage Blackawton TOTNES TQ9 7BN	Tel: 01803 712669 email: cool@rethink.org
South Hams and West Devon	Lucy Finch	Devon Partnership Trust Social Services Abbey Rise Whitchurch Road TAVISTOCK PL19 9AS	Tel: 01392 386953 / 01822 619140 email: lucy.finch@devon.gov.uk
South Hams and West Devon	Maxine Kennedy	Devon Partnership Trust Social Services Butterpark Brook Road IVYBRIDGE PL21 0AX	Tel: 01392 891016 email: maxine.kennedy@devon.gov.uk
Teignbridge	Claudia Benzies	Carers One to One Link (COOL) Myrtle Cottage Blackawton TOTNES TQ9 7BN	Tel: 01803 712669 email: cool@rethink.org
Teignbridge	Liz Hodgson	Devon Social Services Teignview 16 Orchard Gardens Teignmouth TQ14 8DS	Tel: 01626 775951 email: ehodgson@nhs.net

Locality	Contact	Address	Telephone and email
Plymouth	Pam Pinder		Tel: 07887 711834
Plymouth	Lucy Pearce		Tel: 07909 526780 email: lucy.pearce@mhsw.nhs.uk
Torbay	Amanda Massey	Paignton	Tel: 01803 526808
Torbay	Mandy Coppins	Torquay	Tel: 01803 214597

Here image - PDF icon (29KB - pdf help) is further information about support workers, groups, training opportunities and involvement for carers of people with mental health difficulties in Devon. (This document is under continuous development)

Learning Disability Devon ‘A new website specifically tailored for people with learning disabilities in Devon is one of the first in the country. It is a one-stop information shop for people with learning disabilities, their carers, families and other people with an interest in learning disabilities.’

Here is information about involvement and support for carers of people with a learning disability

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