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More than five years on from the introduction of formal rights for young carers, and young adult carers, thousands of children and young people are still being negatively affected by the impact of their caring responsibilities. Caring Together and a coalition of more than 30 organisations and individuals from a wide range of sectors including […]
Read more...Abby talks about her experience as a young adult carer – and how it can make a difference if medical professionals realise the need to listen to young adult carers as they can have valuable information about the person they care for. Find out more about our work with NHS England and NHS Improvement on […]
Read more...Heather talks about her experience as a young carer – and how it can make a difference if medical professionals realise the need for young carers to be involved in the care of the person they care for. Find out more about our work with NHS England and NHS Improvement on a campaign to show […]
Read more...Young carer Liam talks about his experience as a young carer – and how it can feel when medical professionals don’t realise the level of understanding a young carer can have of the medical needs of the person they care for. Find out more about our work with NHS England and NHS Improvement on a […]
Read more...Young carers say they feel invisible and often in distress, with up to 40% reporting mental health problems arising from their experience of caring. Young carers should not feel they are struggling to cope on their own. And that is why Caring Together are working with a NHS England and NHS Improvement campaign to show […]
Read more...South Norfolk Youth Advisory Board (SNYAB) has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Communities, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Harry Town, director at MTM Youth Services CIC said, “The SNYAB applied for the Carer Friendly Tick Award as they are proud of the work […]
Read more...Young carers need proper support around them to make sure they’re able to care for their loved ones whilst taking care of their own physical and mental health, and working towards a bright and healthy future. The new Young Carers Support app enables young and young adult carers in the UK to find information and […]
Read more...More than five years on from the introduction of formal rights for young carers, and young adult carers, thousands of children and young people are still being negatively affected by the impact of their caring responsibilities. Caring Together and a coalition of organisations and individuals are taking action by launching the Young Carers Alliance on […]
Read more...Hellesdon High School has once again been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their continued work to identify and support carers. Abby Thetford, pupil premium mentor and wellbeing coordinator at Hellesdon High School, said, “Having a growing awareness of the significant but hidden role young carers have at home, we […]
Read more...Do you have a passion for raising awareness of the issues young carers and young adult carers face? Can you empathise with and understand young people? We are looking for volunteers to help us with supporting the Norfolk young carers forum. Jane Hawkins, our volunteer coordinator said this is a great opportunity to use your […]
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