Young Carer Service

The Young Carers Service supports Young Carers with their caring role and helps to build on their confidence and resilience to enable them to realise their own potential. Our support also reaches to the families and siblings of Young Carers, with a whole family approach being important to us.

We aim to better identify, and provide support for, Young Carers and their families to develop emotionally and physically; as well as being able to take full advantage of opportunities for educational achievement alongside their caring role.

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Who is the Young Carers Service for?

Young People aged between 8-18 years who:

Have a significant caring role, including looking after a relative with a disability, illness, mental health condition, or drug or alcohol problem.
Are experiencing an impact of care such as; excessive or inappropriate caring that affects, emotional health, physical health, educational achievement, social life and opportunities.
Provide practical tasks, emotional support, physical & personal care or childcare for siblings.

What the Service Provides

Being a Young Carer, you may sometimes feel alone, but the Young Carer Service is here to prove you are never alone. Through this friendly and approachable service we offer a range of support including:

1:1 Support
Meeting Others Like You
Finding Your Voice
Group Learning Experiences
Developing New Skills
Whole Family Support

What do people say about our service?

"Our work with Carers Plus has been invaluable in allowing us to identify, signpost and support young carers in our school. The training of a Carers Champion from our staff has allowed us to maintain a visible point of contact for young carers in school and to promote the support available through regular drop in sessions run by Carers Plus staff."

Richard Lundie – Assistant Headteacher, Wensleydale School and Sixth Form, Leyburn.

How To Refer

Young Carer Referral Form