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| The experiences and needs of young adult carers in the UK | | Author(s) | Alison Petch |
| Journal title | Community Care, issue 1761, 12 March 2009 |
| Pages | pp 30-31 |
| Source | www.communitycare.co.uk |
| Keywords | Family care ; Young people ; Young adults [20-25] ; Needs [elderly] ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The UK's 290,000 young carers aged 16 to 24 often fall into the gap between adults' and children's services. The author reviews a report from the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, 'Young adult carers in the UK: experiences, needs and services for carers aged 16-24' by Fiona Becker and Saul Becker of the University of Nottingham. They used 2001 Census data to find out the number of hours spent caring by this age group, as well as accounts of individual experience gathered from 25 young carer projects, 13 adult carers services, and interviews with 29 young carers aged 16-17 and 25 aged 18-24. Other demands on young carers' time and their being unaware of support and other services are highlighted. (The report can be downloaded from www.carers.org or www.saulbecker.co.uk). (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090323205 P |
| Classmark | P6:SJ: SB: SD6: IK: 64A * |
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