Edinburgh Young Carers is one of the most well established and largest organisations in Scotland dedicated to working with and supporting young carers. We are committed to improving the lives of young carers throughout Edinburgh.
We work with young people aged 5 to 25 years old who care for or are affected by someone else at home - usually a parent or sibling. Every young carer is an individual and we support those with a wide variety of experiences and difficulties. Young carers can care for a family member, sibling, partner or family friend who suffers from a disability, long-term health condition, mental health difficulties or those with a dependency on drugs/ alcohol. Young carers are often forgotten by so many professionals and services: 'Around 40% of carers have high levels of anxiety or depression, with young carers known to have a higher than average prevalence of self-harm' BJGP 2017
Training Learning Outcomes
What is a young carer?
How many young carers are there?
Case studies of young carers
Impacts of caring
How to identify young carers
How we raise awareness in schools
Young carers strategy
How to prepare young carers for another lockdown
How to support young carers with the transition back to education
Supporting young carers in school
Support services for young carers
There will be an opportunity for questions throughout and we would like to make this training personalised to your professional setting. We welcome participants from other charities, healthcare, drug and alcohol services, supported housing, youth services and mental health charities.