The Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) is an alliance of ten young carer services or ‘projects’ within Hampshire (UK), with the common aim of supporting young carers within the county.
Using an allocation of The Big Lottery funding, HYCA commissioned the University of Winchester to undertake an independent evaluation of the work of the Alliance over the three year period from September 2016 to August 2019. The evaluation had several aims including evaluating:
• the impact that the HYCA collaboration made to young carers and families
• the impact of its collaborative approach
• its value for money
• the progress HYCA had made towards sustainability
This latest report builds on an initial qualitative study of the impact of dedicated young carer services (Phelps, 2017). It presents findings of a follow-up study to evaluate the impact on young carers of the support they receive from services (young carer projects):
Phelps, D (2019), Supporting young carer: Evaluation of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) – Impact on young carers, University of Winchester.
Phelps, D (2017), Supporting young carers: The provision of county-wide support for young carers, University of Winchester
The above two reports are particularly significant to the identification, assessment and engagement of young carers with support services and how these services benefit young carers.
The following reports are particularly relevant to the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) but also to other similar collaborations or to services that are considering developing collaborative approaches:
Phelps, D (2019), Supporting Young Carers: The impact of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) collaborative approach. University of Winchester.
Phelps, D (2019), Supporting young carers: Evaluation of progress towards sustainability of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) collaboration. University of Winchester.
Phelps, D. (2019). Supporting young carers: Evaluation of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) collaboration (value for money).
Phelps, D (2019), Supporting young carers: Evaluation of the Hampshire Young Carers Alliance (HYCA) – Impact on young carers. University of Winchester.
