young adult carersSocial care policy in the UK emphasises the importance of supporting young adult carers to make positive transitions to adulthood. This paper reports findings from a qualitative study which explored whether young adult carers' services in England are facilitating transitions. The ...
Young adult carers in higher education: the motivations, barriers and challenges involved–a UK study. J Furth High Educ. 2020;44(1):100–12. Article Google Scholar Mickens MN, Goldberg LD, Perrin B, Librandi H. Undergraduate caregivers for individuals with chronic conditions: stressors and ...
Young Adult Carers in the UK Levine et al (2005) have argued rightly that young adult caregivers have almost been totally ignored in research. However, as a group they are an important subpopulation of carers to consider because, as young adults, they are at a criti... F Becker,S Becker...
There are an estimated 290,000 young adult carers aged between 16 and 24 in the UK today. Many of them will have been caring since the age of five or six. Some do not even realise they are carers until it is pointed out to them at school or by other health or social care professio...
The Young Carers Support App enables young carers and young adult carers in the UK to find useful information, self-care tips and links to support - all in one place. The app was co-produced with the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, young carers and various partner...
Young adult carers in the UK: experiences, needs and services for carers aged 16-24. Essex, UK: The Princess Royal Trust for Carers, 2008. Google Scholar Levine C, Hunt GG, Halper D, et al. Young adult caregivers: a first look at an unstudied population. American Journal of Public ...
Ipsos conducted an ethnographic study for NHS Kidney Care to understand the world surrounding a young adult with kidney disease, to learn about and see the types of challenges they face in everyday life as a consequence of having a long-term condition.23...
[1]. They can be defined as individuals who have had statutory involvement, whereby parental rights have been transferred to another adult. In some countries, such as the UK, there are specific mechanisms to support care entry, such as the issuing of Special Guardianship Orders [2]. Care ...
The Young Carers Support App enables young carers and young adult carers in the UK to find useful information, self-care tips and links to support - all in one place. The app was co-produced with the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, young carers and various partner...
5 A study of birth cohorts from the UK (births in 1946) and New Zealand (births in 1972–73) and survey data from the USA in the late 1990s and early 2000s suggested that at least half of adult mental disorders began in adolescence, with anxiety disorders typically ...