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Friday 16 May 2014

Young Carers shouldn’t be alone - Support YoungMinds

Hi, I’m Anna. Thanks you so much for taking interest in my blog about the charity YoungMinds and more specifically about young carers. I feel strongly about the issue of young carers because it could be me in the near future or it could be you, so I believe that people should be informed about how to receive help and support if you ever find yourself in this situation because 1in 8 teens will or have already become a young carer and out of the 700,000 young carers in the UK, 13,000 of them will carer for someone more than 50 hours a week.

James is a young carer and cares for his mother, brother and sister since he was very young. When James is not at college he is helping around the house. This means he doesn’t have any time of his own to relax and spend time out with friends. In 2013 James appeared on Children In Need and took part in the rickshaw challenge, the money raised from this event goes towards funding for a local charity that provides him with a place to go and enjoy himself with other young carers! Young Minds offers support for parents if they are struggling to find a way to help their child. With the training of professionals, YoungMinds can provide you with 1:1 sessions to help the child to talk about their problems.
 

Thanks again for reading my blog! I would appreciate it if you would please write me a response with any comments you have on my blog. Specifically, could you write some words to answer to the following questions?
  • Had you ever heard of a young carer before reading my blog?
  • Do you now feel more informed about the difficulties faced by young carers?
  • Would you consider helping them in the following ways:
  • Donating to “Young Minds” or a charity helping young carers- so they can fund their professionals to help the Young Carers
  • Taking part in a fundraising event?
  • Taking part in any campaigns?
  • Multi-year investment?
  • Spread the word about young carers to parents, friends, and relatives?
If you do post a response please tell me where you come from- Hometown and country (if not UK)

If you require more information about Young Minds please visit http://www.youngminds.org.uk

Thank you once again for taking interest in my blog!!
Anna
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous23 May 2014 at 12:03

    1. No
    2. Yes
    3. Yes
    4. Yes
    5. Maybe
    6. Maybe
    7. Yes
    Devon, England

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    1. Anonymous27 June 2014 at 11:29

      Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions.

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