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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"young carers"”.
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Meeting the psychosocial needs of young carers : a youth work perspective
… the United Kingdom and Ireland the needs of young people who take care of parents with mental health difficulties have been recognised, with the result that these young people are no longer hidden within the recesses of society. However, in Malta, mental health still carries with it a certain …
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The experience of young carers in the context of a range of parental conditions: physical disability, mental health problems and substance misuse.
… on the experiences commonly reported by young carers. Previous studies on young caring have reflected on the impacts of caring for parents with particular `types' of conditions (normally physical disability or mental health problems) or a specific diagnosis. However, these have not …
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An action research enquiry in one Unitary local authority about how to support young carers in schools using recommended guidelines for good practice.
Young carers are young people under the age of eighteen who provide substantial amounts of care on a regular basis to another family member. Over the past ten years there has been a growing awareness within societal agendas about the potential vulnerability of this group in terms of educational, …
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An investigation to determine the appropriateness of care provided by children for physically disabled persons
The area of young persons caring for the physically disabled is a relatively new field of research. In South Africa, limited attention has been devoted to adult carers; young carers have not been addressed. In Britain, the role of young carers has been highlighted in the course of several research …
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A study of the narratives of adults who grew up with seriously mentally distressed parents.
… of work which is addressing the experiences of young carers. In the UK however there is a complete absence of research into the experiences of adult children of parents with severe mental distress. Worldwide there are just a few examples. This study was therefore designed to help break the …
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Children as caregivers: Counselors-in-training awareness and comfort related to children's caregiving
… this study found students' knowledge about young caregivers to be lacking. The participants in this study identified training needs to include general educational training on identifying young caregivers, emotional needs/concerns related to young caregiving, and disease specific education …