Take action
Young Carers Action Day 2025
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Young Carers Action Day 2025 *
In this YCAD, show your support for young carers by:
Delivering a 10-min young carer assembly for all year groups
Completing one activity (10/15/20 mins) from our resource pack with students
If you are a young person share this website and resource pack with your school
We've signed the Young Carers Covenant… Will you?
In March 2024, a new Young Carers Covenant was launched. It contains
10 key changes that will improve young carers’ life chances and secure a fair future for all young carers and young adult carers. Individuals and organisations can sign up and pledge an action or actions to help make the outcomes a reality.
How to sign up: You can find full information about the Covenant here.
YCNV Covenant Actions:
Young carers are identified at the earliest opportunity
We will continue our campaign around early identification during 2024-25
Young carers can access support for themselves and their family
We will…
Continue to work with young carers services across the UK.
Organise regular meetings for young carers workers to share practice and resources.
Make use of our social media platforms and website to campaign and share information.
Show your support for young carers by doing the following:
Watch and share this 7 Asks video and discuss it with your colleagues in a team meeting
Display the 7 Asks graphics in your staff room
Share the 7 Asks and APPG inquiry report findings on social media to raise awareness for young carers
Follow and share our posts on Instagram!
If you work in Education, show your support young carers by:
Using one of the examples from our Education Resource with young carers in your school/college
Discussing the resource with the teachers and staff
Displaying the resource in your staff room, so everyone in your setting can get inspired and help young carers
If you are a young carer share this website and resources with your school
Help more young carers get identified and get the support we really need:
Play our poem to your team
Discuss our mental health top tips in a staff meeting
Add a question about young carers to your referral forms