Working Together for Children, Young People & Their Families

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Young Carers and Their Families

by Saul Becker, Jo Aldridge, and Chris Dearden

Published 23 April 1998

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'