The Triangle of Care: carers included

The Triangle of Care was originally developed by a group of carers (including Alan Worthington, the author of The Triangle of Care) as a means to guide professionals on how to better include and support carers in inpatient mental health services. It aims to build a therapeutic alliance between carers, service users and professionals and to consider the needs of all carers including young carers. The Princess Royal Trust for Carers supported the publication of a guide about The Triangle of Care in 2010 in partnership with the National Mental Health Development Unit. (Carers Trust is a new charity formed by the merger of The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care). Recently updated, and available online from Carers Trust, the guide outlines the six standards required to ensure that carers are fully included and supported during a service user's admission to an inpatient unit; it supports these standards with a rationale for inclusion, good practice examples and a...