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The Children’s Commissioner for England has launched ‘a once in a generation “Beveridge Report for children” - an ambitious call to rebuild childhood after the Covid19. Let’s not miss this great opportunity to hear the voices of young carers:
As ....
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The 3rd International Young Carers Conference will take place online, from the 3rd to the 6th May 2021. A provisional programme is available on the Conference website. Registration is open now.
One year ago (March 2020) I wrote the short article ‘Young Carers and Coronavirus’. One year later for #YoungCarersActionDay , here is a brief update:
COVID19 and lockdowns have taught us all a lot about #young carers - their role ....
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Read original article on young carers and Coronavirus (March 2020)
Practice examples
(updated Young Carers Action Day 16th March 2021)
To celebrate #NationalSiblingsDay Sibs UK ran two free creative ....
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Whilst the Coronavirus is impacting us all, it is likely also to have particular impacts on some children who have existing caring responsibilities within their families – that is young carers. There are however certain steps that can be taken in advance ....
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