A University of Sunderland student is launching her ‘Carers at University Project’ at the University of Sunderland tomorrow. 21-year-old journalism student Sophie Dishman, who has been a young carer since the age of 11, is launching her Fixers UK project – Carers at University. Sophie will be launching her project […]
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80 per cent of young carers carry out their caring role every day ‘missing out on childhood’
Research by Carers Trust has revealed that 80 per cent of young carers carry out their caring role every day, ‘missing out on their childhoods’. A young carer is a child or young person under the age of 18, who cares for a family member or friend with a disability, […]