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11 Nov 2024

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United Kingdom

English

What support do young carers find helpful?

Video: What support do young carers find helpful? Video summary of a research article, produced by the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre, London School of Economis and Political Science, with Sheffield Young Carers

Video

26 Sep 2024

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United Kingdom
United Kingdom (England)

English

Understanding the unmet support needs of young and young adult carers and their families

Brimblecombe N, Stevens M, Gowen S, Skyer R, Moriarty J (2024) Understanding the unmet support needs of young and young adult carers and their families. PLoS ONE 19(9): e0310766. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310766

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05 Apr 2022

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Italy
Netherlands
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom

English

The first cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European countries

Lewis, F. M., Becker, S., Parkhouse, T., Joseph, S., Hlebec, V., Mrzel, M., Brolin, R., Casu, G., Boccaletti, L., Santini, S., D’Amen, B., Socci, M., Hoefman, R., de Jong, N., Leu, A., Phelps, D., Guggiari, E., Magnusson, L., & Hanson, E. (2023). The first cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European […]

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17 Aug 2021

Journal article

United Kingdom

English

Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers

Alexander, C. Unequal Conditions of Care and the Implications for Social Policies on Young Carers. Child Adolesc Soc Work J 38, 505–518 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10560-021-00781-w

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22 Feb 2021

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United Kingdom

English

Affects of policy design: The case of young carers in the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014

Alexander C. Affects of policy design: The case of young carers in the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014. Soc Policy Adm. 2021; 55: 968–980. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12692

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23 Sep 2020

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United Kingdom
United Kingdom (England)

English

The role of formal care services in supporting young people who provide unpaid care in England

Nicola Brimblecombe, Madeleine Stevens, Derek King & Martin Knapp (2022) The role of formal care services in supporting young people who provide unpaid care in England, Journal of Youth Studies, 25:1, 1-16, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2020.1828848

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05 Aug 2020

Journal article

United Kingdom (England)

English

The high cost of unpaid care by young people: health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care

Brimblecombe, N., Knapp, M., King, D., Stevens M. and Cartagena-Farias J.. The high cost of unpaid care by young people:health and economic impacts of providing unpaid care. BMC Public Health 20, 1115 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09166-7

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20 May 2019

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International
United Kingdom

English

Young Carers Research, Practice and Policy: An Overview and Critical Perspective on Possible Future Directions

Joseph, S., Sempik, J., Leu, A. et al. Young Carers Research, Practice and Policy: An Overview and Critical Perspective on Possible Future Directions. Adolescent Res Rev 5, 77–89 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-019-00119-9

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26 May 2016

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International
United Kingdom

English

A cross-national and comparative classification of in-country awareness and policy responses to ‘young carers’

Agnes Leu & Saul Becker (2017) A cross-national and comparative classification of in-country awareness and policy responses to ‘young carers’, Journal of Youth Studies, 20:6, 750-762, DOI: 10.1080/13676261.2016.1260698

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20 Oct 2011

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Australia

English

From Assistance to Prevention: Categorizing Young Carer Support Services in Australia, and International Implications

Purcal, C., Hamilton, M., Thomson, C. and Cass, B. (2012), From Assistance to Prevention: Categorizing Young Carer Support Services in Australia, and International Implications. Social Policy & Administration, 46: 788-806. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00816.x

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03 Apr 2007

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Australia
Sub-Saharan Africa
United Kingdom
United States

English

Global perspectives on children’s unpaid caregiving in the family: Research and policy on ‘young carers’ in the UK, Australia, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa

Becker, S. (2007). Global perspectives on children’s unpaid caregiving in the family: Research and policy on ‘young carers’ in the UK, Australia, the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Global social policy, 7(1), 23-50. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1468018107073892

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