Young Carers Action Day
This Young Carers Action Day (15 March), why not support young carers you know to sign up for the Young Scot Young Carers Package?
This special bundle of treats is available to all young carers aged 11 to 18 in Scotland. It’s filled with goodies – including digital vouchers, access to subscriptions and exclusive opportunities – to help them make the most of their free time and support them in their caring role.
Best of all, it’s completely free! Head to the Young Scot website for all the details.
There are an estimated 29,000 young carers in Scotland - 4% of the under 16 population. In Moray that means around 2,700 young people doing jobs around the house that an adult would normally do or providing personal care and emotional support to a parent or sibling.
Their caring responsibilities are likely to impact on their education and stops them spending time with friends. It’s all too easy for young carers to start feeling overwhelmed because of everything they need to do for their caring role on top of all their schoolwork and revising for exams. Young carers are more likely to not be in education, training or employment.
What young carers say is that it doesn’t need to be this way. They think the things that would make them feel less overwhelmed, healthier and happier are:
- improved support in schools
- more access to breaks
- better access to counselling support
- and more financial support.
The voice of our young carers has helped Health & Social Care Moray prepare its next strategy, ‘Recognised, Valued, Supported’, which sets out key commitment to supporting carers of all ages over the next three years.
- Quarriers Carer Support Service provides advice and support to all carers in Moray. Get in touch by calling 01343 556031 or email carersmoray@quarriers.org.uk