Young Carers

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Young carers are children or young people under 18 who help to care for someone in their family affected by illness, disability, mental health difficulties or substance misuse. Young carers often take on practical, physical or emotional responsibilities that can impact on their wellbeing, education, friendships and opportunities.

• practical tasks, such as cooking, housework and shopping
• physical care, such as lifting, helping a parent on stairs, or with physiotherapy
• personal care, such as dressing, washing, helping with toileting needs
• managing the family budget, going for benefits and collecting prescriptions
• giving medication
• looking after or ‘parenting’ younger brothers or sisters
• providing emotional support
• interpreting due to a hearing or speech issue, or because English is not the family’s first language

A lot of young people who look after someone do not realise they could be a young carer. 

Take the Action for Children quiz to find out if you could be one.

Information on the assessment and support offered by BMBC

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BMBC Young Carers

The Barnsley Young Carers Service is for children and young people aged 5 to 17 that live in the Barnsley area and are caring for a member of their household.

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BMBC Young Carers

Carers Trust works to transform the lives of unpaid carers, including young carers.

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Carers Trust: Young Carers

The Barnsley MiCard Travel Pass is available to children and young people aged 5 to 18 years old living in Barnsley.

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Barnsley MiCard: how to apply.

DIAL is an information, advice and support organisation run by, and for, disabled people and carers in Barnsley. 

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DIAL 

Information from Action for Children

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Action for Children: Financial Support

Employment and career advice for young adult carers from the Carers Trust

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Carers Trust: Young Carers Future Hub 

Information and links to policies relevant to young carers

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The Children's Society: Legislation & Guidance to support young carers

Barnsley Carers Service provides carers aged 18 and over with tailored resources designed to improve their lives, health, and wellbeing. Barnsley Carers Service provides carers aged 18 and over with tailored resources designed to improve their lives, health, and wellbeing.

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Barnsley Carers Service

Young Carers in Schools (YCiS) programme works with schools across England to share good practice, provide relevant tools and training, and celebrate the great outcomes many schools achieve for young carers.

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YCIS: Young Carers in Schools

The Youth Advisory Panel is an exciting new UK-wide collective of young carers and young adult carers.

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Carers Trust: Youth Advisory Panel