Young carers can feel isolated from their friends Hannah remembers being asked by friends at school what she did at the weekend, and being stumped on how to reply. “What can I say?

Still only a child herself, Lucy's young life spun from doting daughter to carer for a parent and small sibling. Not that she fully understood what being a carer meant. There was no time for ...

2. Being young can help you bond with your foster child Being younger can help children relate to you more. I know from other carers who foster teenagers that they quite like it when they aren’t ...

This page provides information and resources for Young Carers and practitioners who support them. In Scotland, the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 has given all Carers a ...

"I'm very proud of my children and love them both. They both understand how frustrating and how hard being deaf is." The Young Carers Service said the carers themselves were involved at every ...

A young carer from Wiltshire who saved his mother's life with CPR after a mix-up with her medication will be honoured by the Princess Royal. Dylan Murphy, a 16-year-old cadet at St John Ambulance ...