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Young Carers

Support during COVID

Young carers (taken from https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/social-care-and-health/carers/young-carers/support-for-young-carers)

If you're under 18 years old and look after another person at home, you may be a young carer.

You might look after someone because they’re:

  • disabled
  • have a long-term illness
  • have problems with drugs or alcohol
  • finding it hard to cope with being a parent or carer

We can help the person you care for with:

  • personal care, getting up, washing and dressing
  • going to day care services or an activity they go to during the day
  • use of a home delivery shopping service
  • a place to stay for a short time so you can have a break from caring
  • alarms, adaptations and equipment in the home

Help for you

As a young carer you might:

  • find that you can’t go out with your friends
  • be confused or angry about the situation at home
  • have problems at school or college because of your responsibilities at home
  • feel alone and unable to talk to anyone about your situation
  • need help with the caring

Your wellbeing is our first concern. We'll involve you in any decisions about the help you need.

We can help you with:

  • someone to talk to, both one to one and in groups
  • youth clubs for young carers
  • a carer's emergency card
  • link worker in school
  • mentoring and counselling
  • free health check-ups
  • carer's training in subjects like lifting, medication and food hygiene
  • breaks for you from caring

Some services are free, and we can even arrange to pay for transport so that you can use them

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