{"id":579,"date":"2017-12-19T11:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T11:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youngcarers.info\/professionals\/?page_id=579"},"modified":"2018-07-05T17:53:30","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T16:53:30","slug":"young-carers-and-families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/youngcarers.info\/professionals\/young-carers-and-families\/","title":{"rendered":"Young carers and families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Linking to external sites, is by no means endorsement of sites.\u00a0<\/em><em>Please ensure that you check the authenticity and safety of other sites.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u00a0<strong><em>Because it&#8217;s knowing that you&#8217;re not alone, that you&#8217;re not the only one who&#8217;s going through the same situation on a day-to-day basis.\u2019 <\/em><em>(Young carer)<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Top Tips if you are a young carer<\/h3>\n<p>You are <em>not<\/em> the ONLY one. You may not know another young carer, BUT there are hundreds of thousands of young carers (children and young people with with caring responsibilities) in the UK and many more young carers across the world.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an amazing thing you are doing, but try to make sure it doesn\u2019t impact on your own health and well being.<\/p>\n<p>Try not to keep any worries or concerns to yourself. Try to share them with someone you trust.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, there is support for you. There are many support services for young carers and more and more schools, colleges and universities are offering young carers support.<\/p>\n<h3>Support can help you:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Realise you are NOT alone in being a young carer<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Relax and reduce your stress<\/li>\n<li>Make friends and have fun<\/li>\n<li>Build your confidence<\/li>\n<li>Understand about your situation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Local young carer services<\/h3>\n<p>There are around 300 \u2018young carer services\u2019 in the UK that provide dedicated support for young carers and families.\u00a0Although they vary, \u2018young carer services\u2019 usually offer young carers a range of support including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>opportunities to have break from their caring responsibilities<\/li>\n<li>opportunities to socialise, make friends and have fun<\/li>\n<li>opportunities to meet and talk to others with similar experiences and to support each other<\/li>\n<li>opportunities to talk with young carer workers about their issues and concerns<\/li>\n<li>information, advice and advocacy<\/li>\n<li>whole family support and support for parents<\/li>\n<li>support with receiving a statutory assessment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How do I find a local young carer service?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngcarer.com\/young-carers-services\">map<\/a> developed by The Children\u2019s Society<\/li>\n<li>Perhaps ask someone you trust at your school or college or your local community voluntary services<\/li>\n<li>Search the Internet for \u2018young carers and your location\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Films<\/h3>\n<p>Listen to some young carers give their Top Tips about being a young carer:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vCeODAXCnpQ\">2 minute film<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to some younger young carers talk about the support they have received:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AFVND1gJ1q0\">4 minute film<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Website and resources for young carers and families<\/h3>\n<p>In England, young carers have the right to an assessment of their needs, by their local authority.\u00a0 Find out more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carers.org\/sites\/files\/carerstrust\/media\/know_your_rights_0.pdf\">Young carers\u2019 rights guide (England), Carers Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childrenssociety.org.uk\/youngcarer\/help-for-young-people\">The Children Society website\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carers.org\/\">Carers Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youngcarersnet.co.uk\/\">Young carers net<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/youngcarer.info\/\">youngcarer.info<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youngcarers.info\/professionals\/\">Home\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linking to external sites, is by no means endorsement of sites.\u00a0Please ensure that you check the authenticity and safety of other sites. \u00a0Because it&#8217;s knowing that you&#8217;re not alone, that you&#8217;re not the only one who&#8217;s going through the same situation on a day-to-day basis.\u2019 (Young carer) &nbsp; Top Tips if you are a young&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youngcarers.info\/professionals\/young-carers-and-families\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":568,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-579","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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