- Providing personal care
- Administering medication
- Helping someone get up, and move around
- Providing emotional support
- Arranging and attending medical appointments
- Completing household chores
Young Carers Action Day 16th March
On 16th March Warwickshire Young Carers, alongside young carers services nationally will be celebrating Young Action Day. This day aims to raise awareness of young carers and calls society to action to protect the future of young carers, find out more about the event here: https://carers.org/young-carers-action-day-2021/young-carers-action-day-2021.
In the lead up to the event, Warwickshire Young Carers, wanted to take this opportunity to explain more about the charity and the children and young people the support.
Warwickshire Young Carers is an independent registered charity, established in 2003, created to help identify and provide support for children and young people from 6 to 25 years old who care for a relative such as siblings, parents, or grandparents who have an illness, disability, mental health condition or substance dependence. There are currently more than 2,700 young carers from across the county registered with our organisation, while many still remain hidden.
On a daily basis, young carers are monitoring, being mindful and responding to changes in the health and wellbeing of those they are caring for. The care they provide could include:
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