Carers of people with mental health issues deserve support, both in relation to the people they care for, and for themselves as carers. Indeed, carers are often working long hours, in unpredictable circumstances and with little or no aid, to care for those closest to them.

A key strand of the Preventing Crisis for Carers programme was sharing the approaches and best practice being developed by the pilot sites. The findings are still of relevance today and continue to influence practice.

The Moffat Charitable Trust and Carers Trust Scotland were increasingly aware of the importance of promoting early identification, intervention and support for carers to prevent unnecessary crisis.