1 / 40

Research in 2010 suggested that there are over 700,000 young carers in the UK.

Research in 2010 suggested that there are over 700,000 young carers in the UK. A young carer is anyone under the age of 18 who spends a large percentage of their time looking after another person. Young carers… adult responsibilities….

luna
Download Presentation

Research in 2010 suggested that there are over 700,000 young carers in the UK.

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Research in 2010 suggested that there are over 700,000 young carers in the UK.

  2. A young carer is anyone under the age of 18 who spends a large percentage of their time looking after another person.

  3. Young carers… adult responsibilities… Young carers have to shoulder the burden of adult responsibilities at an early age.

  4. Caring for younger siblings

  5. Caring for disabled siblings

  6. Shopping, washing, cooking, cleaning the house, paying bills

  7. Often, this is because their parents work long hours to make ends meet

  8. Or are trapped • in difficult • circumstances like: • substance or • alcohol abuse • depression • domestic violence

  9. Other parents are simply too ill to look after things themselves

  10. Caring, at any age, can be a physically and emotionally draining experience

  11. Imagine being a child and having a whole family dependent on you...

  12. Having little time for yourself with few obvious rewards

  13. Young carers have less time for play, friends and school... less time to just be young

  14. Young carers are more likely to live in poverty

  15. This can leave them feeling different from their peers - singled-out, isolated and misunderstood...

  16. Young carers find it harder to achieve their dreams

  17. Many don’t feel they have the right to dream in the first place!

  18. Many young carers in the UK provide up to 50 hours of care every week

  19. More than 53,000 young carers are aged 12 - 14

  20. Almost 7,000 young carers are aged between 5 and 7

  21. Young carers need to know how important their contribution is

  22. They need to know how special they are

  23. They need time to enjoy their childhood

  24. And the freedom to just be children

  25. Spurgeons works with young carers all across the country

  26. We let them know that they are valued

  27. We give them a chance to leave their worries behind - and just have fun!

  28. We help them to find their place in the world

  29. And supporting young carers is just one part of our work

  30. We help children and their families in lots of other ways, including:

  31. Ensuring children with disabilities can live a full and happy life

  32. Helping young people and communities tackle anti-social behaviour, abuse and inter-generational breakdown

  33. Supporting parents caring for children with mental health needs or impacted by domestic violence

  34. And helping children who have been separated from their parents

  35. Join us!

  36. Help us provide the love, care and encouragement that all children need in order to thrive

  37. Take part in The Big Orange Stomp. October 14th 2011

  38. Help us to be there for vulnerable children

  39. Every step of the way

More Related