Young Carers

If you are a Young Carer and would like to discuss your caring role or any concerns or would like support, please contact us on via [email protected]  and we will get in contact with you.

If you want your caring role, the impact this has, and how to support them known and shared with any professional, e.g. school, college, GP, youth worker, etc you are working with, please complete the Young Carers Passport . You can then share this yourself or we can do this for you.

Parents/Guardians of Young Carers

If you would like to discuss your Young Carer, if you any worries or concerns, advice, or looking for support, please contact us via [email protected] and we will get in contact with you.

If you want your Young Carers role, the impact this has and how to support them known and shared with any professional, e.g. school, college, GP, youth worker etc you are working with, please complete the Young Carers Passport . You can then share this yourself or we can do this for you.

Professionals

Devon Young Carers are commissioned by Devon County Council to provide specialist support for Young Carers who are providing high levels of care, or care that is not age-appropriate.

We provide specialist advice and signposting for all professionals working with Young Carers, this could be how to identify Young Carers, supporting them in schools, working towards the Young Carers in Schools Award (YCiS), or setting up a Young Carers group.

For Devon Young Carers to support a Young Carer, please complete the DYC - My Young Carer Life Toolkit, along with the DYC Flowchart (see DYC - My Young Carer Life Toolkit)  to outline the caring role, tasks completed, and the impact this has, this will determine whether Devon Young Carers will support the Young Carer directly.

With consent, you can complete and share the Young Carers Passport with colleagues or other professionals working with the Young Carer, this highlights the caring tasks, the impact this has on them, and how they want to be supported.

The purpose of the Young Carers Passport is so the Young Carer does not have to repeat their story, and the right people in their life are aware they are a Young Carer.

It is important to listen of the views of the Young Carer, how they feel and what affects them, they are experts in their roles and their own lives.

Specialist support:

If the level of care the Young Carer provides is high, and impacting on their life, a referral can be made to explore the options of support to reduce the level of care the Young Carer is providing.

• Young Carers Needs Assessment
• Specialist support for Young Carers
• Whole family approach
• Advocacy
• Safety planning
• School support
• Working alongside professionals working with the family
• Social opportunities
• Transition to adulthood assessment