What we've achieved
"My son made new friends and feels more confident to open up."
The long-term impact of the pandemic on the lives of young carers is not yet fully understood. Returning to school was the main welcome, but many young carers were fearful of taking Covid home to their loved ones.
Anxiety and mental health among young carers remain high with 67% of young carers more worried about the future since Covid.1
We were delighted to receive Contain Outbreak Management Fund (COMF) funding to deliver wellbeing activities in schools and Children in Need Social Action Funding to give young people a voice to tackle subjects that matter to them. This was in addition to providing 221 wellbeing activities and 62 support groups.
All young people who requested a Statutory Needs Assessment received one and we ended the year with no waiting list.
Young carers experience significant differences across many health, social and education factors due to the impact of caring, compared to non-young carers (Bath and North East Somerset Schools and Education Unit Survey).
Working with schools will remain a priority in the year ahead.
Hear from our community...
"Charlie has had to step up as the older brother a bit more than another older brother might do."
Charlie helps look after his younger brother with achondroplasia. Charlie and his parents shared with us the ups and downs of caring and how The Carers’ Centre provide invaluable support.
