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Young carers in England: findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people
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posted on 2023-06-09, 17:40 authored by Stephen Joseph, Claire Kendall, Deirdre Toher, Joe Sempik, Jennifer Holland, Saul BeckerBackground Many young people are involved in caring for parents, siblings, or other relatives who have an illness or disability. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caring by young people in England. Method A national survey of 925 English young people was conducted using the 18-item survey version of the Multidimensional Assessment of Caring Activities Checklist for Young Carers. Results Around 7% of young people were identified as doing at least a high amount of caring activity and 3% a very high amount. Most frequently, caring by a young person is for a mother or a sibling, with a physical disability. Caring activity consisted mostly of domestic activities, household management, and emotional care. Conclusion This study provides the most up to date and methodologically sophisticated survey data on the prevalence of young caring in England, with implications for policy and practice.
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Child: Care, Health and DevelopmentISSN
0305-1862Publisher
WileyExternal DOI
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4Volume
45Page range
606-612Department affiliated with
- Social Work and Social Care Publications
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This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Joseph, Stephen, Kendall, Claire, Toher, Deirdre, Sempik, Joe, Holland, Jennifer and Becker, Saul (2019) Young carers in England: findings from the 2018 BBC survey on the prevalence and nature of caring among young people. Child: Care, Health and Development, 45 (4). pp. 606-612. ISSN 0305-1862, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.12674. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Full text available
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