How we support young carers and their families
Support for young carers
Young carers can get support from:
- The Young Carers Project - part of The Carers Hub
- Family Hubs, who can support the whole family. This is part of Brighton & Hove City Council
The Young Carers Project can support young carers age 8 and over through access to:
- group support
- school holiday activities
- creative workshops
- term-time drop-in sessions
It can also help by giving young carers an allocated support worker, who'll be a point of contact for them. They can advocate for the young carer and make sure their views are heard, for example at school or in multi-agency meetings.
Sometimes, this worker can offer some emotional support as well.
Support from Family Hubs
Where there might be gaps in support, Family Hubs (or social worker if the family already has one) can work with the family around anything that they might need support with, to change or improve their situation.
This could be:
- completing a young carer's assessment and plan
- looking at how to increase support for the young carer, and to reduce their caring role and responsibilities where needed and reduce any negative impact they experience
- making sure the right services are involved to support all family members - this can include help to access these services
- advocating for your family
- support around issues like physical and mental health, housing, finances, parenting support, challenging behaviours and issues with education or attendance