Young Carers Service
Young Carers are children and young people under the age of 18, who care for a family member with a long-term physical or mental illness or disability, misuse substance or have an additional need.
Are you a Young Carer?
You are if your caring role includes one or more of the following:
Emotional support – sitting and listening to the person you care for
Household jobs – extra domestic chores such as cleaning, cooking, washing up, shopping and ironing
Medical care – helping with medicine and injections
Personal care – helping with washing, dressing, feeding or taking them to the toilet
Physical care – helping the person to move around the house or go out.
EDUCATION
Young Carers often have additional challenges to contend with, like being bullied for having a caring role, missing school to help at home, having difficulty concentrating at school or completing homework.
We work in schools throughout Sutton and with families to increase awareness of your challenges and help you through difficult times.
Do you know about YC peer support running at your school?
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social
Having a caring role can be demanding. It might mean missing out on social or leisure activities such as going out with friends. Maybe you like to keep your home-life private, because of lack of time or money, difficulty getting to and from activities, or having to be there for the person you care for. Whatever the reason, it can result in feeling lonely and like you don't have anyone to talk to.
We hold regular peer support session so you don't feel alone. Full group details and dates are on each YC page.
talk to us
If you think you are a Young Carer, or you are the parent / guardian of a young person you think has a caring role, complete a self-referral form.
If you work with a Young Carer, complete our professionals referral form.
Please call us first if you would like to discuss this on
020 296 5611.
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Did you know...
There are at least 800,000 Young Carers in the UK
27% of Young Carers aged 11 – 15 miss school regularly
39% of Young Carers said nobody in their school was even aware of their caring responsibilities
1 in 3 Young Carers have their own mental health condition
Out of 177,918 identified young carers in England and Wales. 1 in 8 of those were aged under eight.
Young Carers are known to have significantly lower educational attainment than their peers.
To get up to speed, please read The Big Ask survey results here.
Upcoming activities
YC Creatives
What have you been up to? Do you love photography, drawing, singing or making stuff out of bits and bobs? Maybe you don't usually have time to express yourself, but you've created something you're proud of? Send an image, video or file by email or whatsapp so we can add another YC Creative!
SYC Comics
Are you a storyteller? Do you enjoy illustrating, designing characters, backgrounds or just love a good doodle? Maybe you like reading comics, graphic novels or manga! Take a peek at our SYC Comics. Sequential artworks that have been written and illustrated by you our Young Carers. If you'd like to make an entry send it to marcel@suttoncarerscentre.org
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