Young carers are children and young people under the age of 18 who provide care for an ill or disabled parent or relative in the community, usually within their own home. They perform many of the same domestic, caring and other duties as adult carers but often without the recognition and support which many adult carers receive. Recent legislation, the resulting media interest and the work of care agencies and groups, have raised the profile of these young carers'
- ISBN10 0632049669
- ISBN13 9780632049660
- Publish Date 23 April 1998
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 October 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Blackwell Science Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144
- Language English