The app will help get you the support you need, as well as allow you to share your stories with real
young carers from all over NSW.
We'll also use the network to recruit our team of Young Carer Champions and share useful resources for
young carers from all the programme partners.
Not exact matches
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From the age of seven, he's been classified as a
young carer, and that was through Spurgeons recognising all that was happening.
If you have any
young people aged 10 - 25 who you believe would benefit
from becoming a
young carers champion, and who are passionate about getting their voice heard then please contact Luella Moody, Participation Worker on 01962 711511 or email
[email protected].
For two hours each week
Young Carers experience a break
from their caregiving responsibilities and engage in activities that are fun, creative and active.
Activities over the three - year life - span of the network included conducting research into
Young Carers in the Niagara Region, with the results of the study published by Dr. Heather Chalmers, PhD
from the Department of Child and Youth Studies at Brock University, St. Catharines.
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carer i am a
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Children In Charge: Ireland's
Young Carers - Ailbhe Maher (Subotica) TK Whitaker — Seirbhíseach an Stáit — Martin Dwan (Zampano Prodictions) Vanished in the Mountains: Ireland's Missing Women — Owen McArdle (TV3) Voices
From The Grave — Patrick Farrelly & Ed Moloney (Deer Lake Films)
More than three - quarters (75 %) of the practitioners Barnardo's surveyed said that most or all of the
young carers they had supported had suffered
from anxiety, depression, isolation and feelings of anger.
The poll of 800 teachers found that nine - in - 10 teachers thought caring responsibilities could impact negatively on
young carers» school lives as it could mean they were late or absent
from school or have trouble keeping up with work.
The YouGov poll of 800 teachers found that nine - in - 10 teachers thought caring responsibilities could impact negatively on
young carers» school lives as it could mean they were late or absent
from school or have trouble keeping up with work.
We particularly want to hear
from disabled
young people and those who have special educational needs and their parents and
carers.
At the time, Mr Timpson was responding to concerns raised by the Special Needs Jungle website — which canvassed views
from parents and
carers of
young people with SEND on the impact of last September's changes.
As a volunteer foster
carer you will look after needy animals in your own home while they are recuperating
from operations, or illnesses, or
young kittens or puppies until they are able to find a permanent new home.
A: If you are providing «regular and substantial care» for a disabled child or
young person, you are entitled to a «
carer's assessment»
from social services to see if you are entitled to any services to make caring easier for you.
As part of the day, we're delivering a range of exciting activities,
from a youth photo campaign and exhibitions, to our #giveasmile social media campaign, while hundreds of organisations across the UK are getting involved in supporting the day, with schools and youth groups using our Education Packs and SID TV films to engage children,
young people, parents and
carers.
A few
younger kinship
carers have already been affected by the limiting of child tax credit to two children since April 2017, because although Government agreed to exempt
carers taking in kinship children
from the restriction, this does not currently apply to those who are already raising two kinship children and then have their own baby.
It has highlighted a need for an open and ongoing dialogue in our communities — among children,
young people, parents,
carers, schools and wider — to ensure that
young people have the skills to be critical thinkers online and are resilient to online extremism, whether
from groups like Islamic State or far right groups and others.
Need for an open and ongoing dialogue in our communities — among children,
young people, parents,
carers, schools and wider — to ensure that
young people have the skills to be critical thinkers online and are resilient to online extremism, whether
from groups like Islamic State or far right groups and others.
Young carers have also indicated areas which are of concern to themselves which differ subtly
from those of adult
carers.
From our innovative resources for 3 - 18s, parents,
carers and teachers, to pupil powered online safety programmes, we have stayed at the cutting edge of the latest tech trends by speaking to thousands of children and
young people face - to - face each year.
I can honestly say that without the support I received
from Young Carers I don't think I would ever have found the confidence to go back into school.
Separating
from parents and
carers can be distressing for
young children, and can result in behaviours that are hard to manage - like screaming, tantrums or refusal.
Children often need support
from parents and
carers to manage their feelings effectively, particularly when they are
young.
With the aim of empowering all parents and
carers to support
young people on the internet, the launch event brought together an expert panel with representatives
from Facebook, Virgin Media, BAAF, Islington Council, Childnet, as well as two Looked After Children, who highlighted the hugely important role that parents and
carers play in supporting children and
young people to stay safe online.
Unfortunately, not all children or
young people have family or kin who can care for them, so foster
carers from the wider community are vitally important.
We work with
young people
from every community, care leavers,
young carers, disabled
young people, asylum seekers and migrant children and their families.
In designing the approach, we have worked with the local authorities, consulted with
young people in care and care leavers, parents and foster
carers and also learnt
from the experience of Edinburgh City Council which has tested the approach on a small - scale.
For
young carers to have a regular break, away
from their caring responsibilities and to make new friends who are in a similar situation to themselves.
Many
young people entering the looked - after system have come
from a single parent family with no consistent male role model, and many benefit enormously
from the mentoring, care and nurturing that a male
carer can provide.
Support for parents,
carers and
young people for these disabilities is available
from the local health services and other agencies.
The Sexual Health and Sexuality Education Needs of
Young People in Care (SENYPIC) study documents information gathered from an e-survey of 182 service - providers and in - depth interviews with 22 service providers, 19 foster carers, 5 birth parents and 19 young people who had left State -
Young People in Care (SENYPIC) study documents information gathered
from an e-survey of 182 service - providers and in - depth interviews with 22 service providers, 19 foster
carers, 5 birth parents and 19
young people who had left State -
young people who had left State - care.
Figures vary but with approximately three quarters of the children and
young people in care being placed with foster
carers, we still need more foster
carers to look after specific groups of children such as teenagers, children
from ethnic minority groups, sibling groups and unaccompanied asylum seeking
young people.
Some
young people entering the care system have come
from single parent families with no consistent positive male role model and can often benefit
from the mentoring nurturing and care provided by a male foster
carer.
Anne Smyth has recently retired
from the
Carers» Resource and young carers showed their appreciation by helping to create a beautiful retirement
Carers» Resource and
young carers showed their appreciation by helping to create a beautiful retirement
carers showed their appreciation by helping to create a beautiful retirement gift!
Among all of the Aboriginal children and
young people living in Western Australia, 35.3 per cent were found to be living in households where a
carer or a
carer's parent (e.g. grandparent) was reported to have been forcibly separated
from their natural family.
People who may be involved in alternative dispute resolution include birth parents,
carers, a child or
young person, significant people in the child or
young person's life, the FACS manager casework and / or their equivalent
from an out - of - home care agency with case management responsibility with the delegated authority to consent to any agreement reached.