Advice for Young Carers

Advice for young carers

Being a young carer can have a big impact on the things that are important to growing up

  • It can affect a young person’s health, social life and self-confidence.
  • Many young carers struggle to juggle their education and caring which can cause pressure and stress.
  • In a survey, 39% said that nobody in their school was aware of their caring role.
  • 26% have been bullied at school because of their caring role.
  • 1 in 20 miss school because of their caring role.

Source: Carers Trust

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worries about being a carer

Young Carers and Carers Trust CPN staff visited groups across Norfolk in order to hear from over 200 young carers and young adult carers. This is what they said:

218 young carers responded 78 said they receive no support 37.16% care for a sibling 50% care for a parent 3.21% care for a grandparent 9.63% care for someone outside of this demographic 51% of young carers said no one in their school, college or workplace knew about their caring role 1 in 3 young carers care for someone with a mental health issue 55% of young carers started caring between the ages of 5 and 8 25% of young carers said they had been bullied because they are a carer, or didn't want to talk about it 86% of young carers said they have never spoken to their GP about their caring role 9 young carers out of 218 said they . receive support online 11% of young carers said their caring role impacted their school attendance