Young Carers
New research has found that the longer children take on caring responsibilities in the home the more damaging the affects of caring can be for children’s emotional and mental well-being
Findings from the study show that some young carers who are not providing care for prolonged periods cope better with the demands of caring; female young carers are more likely than males to be adversely affected by caring; and all carers in the 14-17 age group who had been caring for two years or more had lower self esteem and less interest in new things and developing relationships with others
Download a Summary of the report from;
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/centres/YCRG/youngCarersDownload/MCF_Summary_Report_2.pdf
The full report can be downloaded from:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ss/centres/YCRG/youngCarersDownload/MCF_Full_Report_2.pdf
Are
you a young carer?
Do you look after
someone who has an illness, disability, mental health or drug/alcohol
problem?
What
do young carers do?
Young carers do
lots of things for the person they care for, for example:
lift them, dress them, keep them company, help them go to
the toilet, pay bills, help them wash, clean the house
Here
is an official definition of a young carer:
“Young Carers
are children and young people under the age of 18yrs, who
provide care to another family member, who has physical illness/disability;
learning disability; mental illness; sensory disability or
has a problematic use of drugs or alcohol. The level of care
they provide would usually be undertaken by an adult and as
a result has a significant impact on their normal childhood.”
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