Young Carers Who are we What are our needs Assembly: Key Stage 4

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Young CarersWho are we? What are our
needs?Assembly Key Stage 4
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A Young Carer is

• A young person who helps to look after someone in
  their family who has a disability, physical or
  mental health problem, or a problem with drugs or
  alcohol.

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Young Carers

• Young carers look after parents, brothers,
  sisters, grandparent or someone else close to
  them. Most young people help out in the family,
  but young carers have responsibilities like
  helping someone who uses a wheelchair, giving
  someone their medication or staying in to keep
  someone safe.

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers should have the same rights as other
  children and young people
• though they often
• have more
• responsibilities

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers have a right to be children as well
  as carers

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need schools and colleges to help

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need fun, friends and time off from
  caring

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need family life with well supported
  parents

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need practical help and support

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need a safe environment and
  protection from harm

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need services that value background,
  culture, religion, race and sexuality

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need to be listened to by those who
  support the person being cared for

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need to be assessed for their own
  needs without assumptions being made

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need to be listened to and involved
  when people make decisions which affect their
  lives

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need information about health
  problems family members may have

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need an advocacy and complaints
  procedure which works

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A Young Carers Charter

• Young carers need to be able to reduce their
  caring roles and become independent at a time
  right for them

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A Young Carers Charter

• For more information see www.youngcarers.net