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Proper support for young adult carers is long overdue

Posted on June 12, 2024June 4, 2024 by Christine Garrington

June 10th marks the start of Carers Week in the UK. This year’s awareness-raising week takes place just over a decade from when the Care Act received Royal Assent.  . The Act promised that people who looked after family and friends due to disability, illness or addiction would no longer have their needs ignored and…

Urgent need for action to support carers’ mental health

Posted on November 14, 2023November 15, 2023 by Christine Garrington

Health leaders are being urged to make policy changes to safeguard the mental health of unpaid carers as new evidence reveals the negative effects of taking on the role – including those who do so at a young age. The research is featured in a new Parliamentary report which also highlights an ‘urgent need’ for…

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