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Who are young adult carers?
Who are young adult carers?
Young adult carers are young people aged 16–25 who care voluntarily (unpaid) for a family member or friend with an illness or disability, mental health condition or an addiction. Young adult carers are often caring for someone for a long time, but they do not recognise that they are a young adult carer and that there is support they can access.
Young adult carers are young people aged 16–25 who care voluntarily (unpaid) for a family member or friend with an illness or disability, mental health condition or an addiction. Young adult carers are often caring for someone for a long time, but they do not recognise that they are a young adult carer and that there is support they can access.
What might a young adult carer do?
What might a young adult carer do?
- Emotional support, such as talking or listening to someone who is distressed.
- Practical tasks, such as cooking, housework and shopping.
- Physical care, such as helping someone out of bed.
- Personal care, such as helping someone dress or go to the toilet.
- Managing the family budget and collecting prescriptions.
- Helping to give someone their medication.
- Helping someone communicate.
- Looking after brothers and sisters.
Alice Whittley
Young adult carers lead
alice.whittley@petroc.ac.uk
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