Are you a Young Carer?
Young carers are children and young people aged under 18 who provide care for another family member. This might be because the family member has an illness or disability and therefore needs a some extra help at home.
Caring for someone else is hard. Being a Young Carer can feel very lonely at times as looking after someone takes time. This means finding time for school work, activities and seeing friends is harder. Other people might find it hard to understand this. There are places that can help and you don’t need to do everything by yourself. Talking to people can really help.
What is it like to be a Young Carer?
Find out what a young carer is, ways a young carer can care for themselves and links to support that is available by visiting the MindMate website below:
>>Top Tips on Looking After Yourself
Support for Young Carers
If you are a young carer and would like to talk to someone about it and get some support, here are the contact details for the Leeds Young Carers Support Service who will be able to help:
Telephone: 0113 733 9126
E-mail: leedsyoungcarers@family-action.org.uk
For more information:
>>Young Carers support service
Who should I talk to?
You can always talk to any teacher in school if you have any worries and not sure who to ask.
Mrs Wilkinson will be our trained Young Carers contact in school.
Young Carers Action Day – Wednesday 11th March
If you feel your child may be a young carer and would like more information, you can visit the Leeds Young Carers website or contact Mrs Wilkinson, our designated Young Carer Lead in school.
Below you will find useful links designed to support young carers and their families.
The theme for Young Carers Action Day 2026 is “Fair Futures for Young Carers”—a call to ensure every young carer has the same opportunities to learn, grow and thrive as their peers.
Find out more here:
https://carers.org/young-carers-action-day/young-carers-action-day
