Caring Minds intend to provide the following support and activities:

• Peer support and mentoring
• Sign posting
• Provide opportunities to develop life skills (e.g. first aid, healthy eating, budgeting, cooking)
• Care to Plan, Plan to Care – formulating strategies for times of crisis
• Family Advocacy
• Participation in all aspects of the organisation
• Opportunities to be young people - through social, sport and leisure.
• Information about mental illnesses
• Opportunities to talk to someone young people can trust and who understand their needs (as children and as carers), but who also understanding about mental health issues.
• Targeted support - The 2001 census shows that most Young Carers are aged between twelve to fifteen years old.