In a joint paper, Assocation of Directors of Adult Social Services lead on carers Graeme Betts and Association of Directors of Children’s Services lead on young carers Clair Pyper said continued progress is needed to encourage working with the whole family, to both build resilience with parents and promote the wellbeing of the children.
The review comes a year after the two leads met with a group of young carers and pledged to "say more in future about young carers and families affected by enduring parental mental illness and/or substance misuse".
The latest paper builds upon the vision set out by the two organisations in 2009: Working Together to Support Young Carers.
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