{"id":27,"date":"2021-09-28T12:43:47","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T11:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/carer\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-10-13T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T12:17:15","slug":"young-carers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/carers\/support\/young-carers\/","title":{"rendered":"Young carers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Who are young carers?<\/h2>\n<p>Family circumstances mean that from an early age some children and young people provide regular care and support to another family member.<\/p>\n<p>Young carers often take on practical and\/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult.<\/p>\n<p>Young carers often do more than other children would do and as a result miss out on the chance to enjoy a normal childhood.<\/p>\n<h2>What do young carers do?<\/h2>\n<p>Young carers may be involved in providing nursing and personal care to a family member. This may involve:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cooking<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Shopping<\/li>\n<li>Personal care<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They may be responsible for looking after their siblings to help the live normal lives.<\/p>\n<p>A young carer may find themselves translating for their loved one if English is not their first language.<\/p>\n<h2>Finding help<\/h2>\n<p>There are lots of people and organisations that offer support and advice. Try to be open about being a young carer with these organisations, as hiding it may prevent you from getting the help you may need.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A teacher or staff member at your school<\/li>\n<li>Your school nurse<\/li>\n<li>Your local doctor or GP<\/li>\n<li>A family Social Worker<\/li>\n<li>Make yourself known to a clinician when you attend an appointment with the person you care for<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnardos.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnardo\u2019s<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childline.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Childline<\/a> (freephone 0800 1111)<\/li>\n<li>Your local carers support centre (see below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support near you<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ohft-box gray\">\n<h3>Bath &amp; NE Somerset<\/h3>\n<p><strong>BANES Carers Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/banescarerscentre.org.uk\/youngcarers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.banescarerscentre.org.uk\/youngcarers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone: 0800 038 8885<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-box gray\">\n<h3>Buckinghamshire<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Young Carers Bucks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youngcarersbucks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.youngcarersbucks.org<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone: 0300 777 2722<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-box gray\">\n<h3>Oxfordshire<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Be Free Young Carers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/befreeyc.org.uk\/\">www.befreeyc.org.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone:\u00a001235 838 554<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordshire.gov.uk\/residents\/social-and-health-care\/looking-after-someone\/young-carers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oxfordshire County Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-box gray\">\n<h3>Swindon<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Swindon Carers Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swindoncarers.org.uk\/young-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.swindoncarers.org.uk\/young-carers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone:\u00a001793 401 091<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ohft-box gray\">\n<h3>Wiltshire<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Carers Support Wiltshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/carersupportwiltshire.co.uk\/young-carers\/young-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.carersupportwiltshire.co.uk\/young-carers<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Phone: 0800 181 4118 (free)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are young carers? 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