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Young Carers Action Day 2024 – Fair Futures for Young Carers

13/03/2024

 

#YoungCarersActionDay (YCAD) is an annual awareness day to shine a light on Young Carers in the UK. According to research by Carers Trust, there is an ‘estimated one million young carers in the UK’ – children under the age of 18 looking after a family member or friend with an illness, disability, or addiction.

An inquiry conducted by the All-Party Parliamentary Group of Young Carers and Young Adult Carers revealed 15,000 UK children, including 3,000 aged just five to nine, are spending at least 50 hours a week on caring on top of juggling their education and their personal and social development.

This year’s theme is ‘Fair Futures for Young Carers’.  Caring for a loved one can have a huge impact a young person’s life and can often lead to educational setbacks. The Fair Future for Young Carers campaign aims to highlight the challenges faced by young carers and advocate for increased support for young carers on both a local and national level.

 

What responsibilities does a Young Carer have?

A young carer often provides the same support as an adult carer, despite their age.  This can include but isn’t limited to:

 

What impact does being a young carer have on a child’s life?

 

How can you help raise awareness?

Carers Trust has a wide range of resources to help you spread the word about Young Carers for #YoungCarersActionDay2024.

 

 

To download the Carers Trust YCAD resources and learn more about Young Carers Action Day, visit here: Young Carers Action Day 2024: Resources - Carers Trust

Our carer’s services provide valuable support for unpaid carers across the Kirklees, Lancashire, and Barnsley areas. If you know someone who is an unpaid carer and needs access to advice and support, you can contact Carer’s Count Kirklees, Carer’s Count Lancashire, and Barnsley Carer’s below.

 

Our carer services:

Carers Count Kirkleesinfo@carerscount.org.uk / 0300 012 0231

Homepage - Carers Count (carerscountlancs.co.uk)lancashireteam@carerscount.org.uk /0300 012 0231

https://barnsleycarers.co.uk/ –  barnsleycarers@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk / 01226 288772

Young Carers Action Day 2024 – Fair Futures for Young Carers