The report calls on all public sector organisations to do more to support carers, with recommendations including a family approach to care assessments by councils.
It says adult and children's services need to work better in partnership and for a performance indicator to be created to measure councils' effectiveness in ensuring young people are not pushed into excessive or inappropriate caring roles. Lack of support for young carers from health professions was also highlighted.
The taskforce is calling for training to raise awareness among GPs and hospital discharge teams about the need to support young carers. Stigmatisation of carers also needs to be addressed and promotional activity is being proposed for schools and colleges. Young carers also need to receive greater support in terms of their own emotional wellbeing, an area in which schools and child and adolescent mental health services should be taking the lead.
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
