Awareness Bingo for schools / professionals
Use this bingo as an interactive activity to get people talking about what they have done to raise awareness for young carers.
7 Asks from young people
Young people from our network submitted a video as an evidence for the APPG inquiry. We made 7 graphics with voice-over to tell people what support we need.
YCNV Education Resource
We have created a resource of things that have really helped them, to give education staff simple ideas for how they can help young carers in their setting.
Young Carers’ Rights: Making Them Real
Young people and their workers co-produced this document as part of a campaign to get young carers included in the Health and Care Bill currently going through Parliament.
Identifying and Supporting Young Carers in Education during the Covid-19 Crisis
Education staff can make a really big difference. Here’s some simple ways you can help!
Top tips for mental health professionals
Full of tips that young carers say really help when they access health care services.
Template wording for mental health service referral forms
If you work with young people here are template wording and questions about young carers you can use in your referral forms.
Being Heard, Young Carers Voices
In September 2021 the Young Carers National Voice network (YCNV) published a paper titled “Young Carers’ Rights: Making them Real”.
Identifying hidden and new young carers: A tool for education providers
Did you know 1 in 5 young people are young carers, with 1 in 12 taking on mid- to high-level care?