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New
Website for Young Carers
The
Princess Royal Trust for Carers has recently launched a new website giving
information and advice to ‘Young Carers’. The address is
www.youngcarers.net
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site is full of useful advice about bullying, school & education as well
as giving information on who may be able to offer you help & support.
WHO ARE YOUNG
CARERS?
Young carers are
children and young people aged between 5 – 18 years who take
responsibility for the care of another person (usually a relative) who is
ill, has a disability, is experiencing mental distress or is affected by
substance use or HIV/AIDS.
THE AIMS OF THE
YOUNG CARERS SERVICE
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· To
raise awareness about young carers
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· To
identify and support young carers
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· To
work with statutory and voluntary agencies
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· To
improve services and support for young carers
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· To
enable the voice of young carers to be heard
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To give young carers a break
from their caring role
DO YOU KNOW OF
ANY YOUNG CARERS?
Young carers may be
doing any of the following: -
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Domestic Tasks |
Washing, ironing, shopping cooking,
cleaning |
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General Care |
Giving medicine, assisting with
mobility, helping with dressing |
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Intimate Support |
Showering, bathing, toileting |
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Child Care |
Looking after young brothers and
sisters |
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Emotional Support |
Helping other family members to feel
OK including the person being cared for |
They may not be
caring all of the time and the affect of caring will differ from one young carer to another.
Young carers can often be ignored and forgotten.
Many young carers
remain hidden because they are not at home when workers visit.
AS A PROFESSIONAL
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How you can help
young carers –
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· Make
it easy for children and young people to talk about things that may
worry them
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· Listen
to what young carers and their families say
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· Have
a young carer policy
Teachers, Education
Welfare Officers, GPs, Health Visitors, Community & School Nurses, Youth
Workers, Social Workers and Workers from voluntary organisations will, at
some time, be in contact with young carers.
Here are some of the
areas that need to be considered:-
To be Heard,
Listened to and Believed Self-determination and Choice
Access to
services Not undertake the caring
role Education
Privacy and Respect Leisure
and Play
Practical Help
and Support Time Away from Caring Fun and
Childhood
To
Explore Hobbies and Talents Information and Advice
To be Consulted and Involved in Decisions Recognition
ARE YOU
INTERESTED IN DOING MORE?
The following organisations can offer advice,
support & counselling:
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Organisation |
CHAT: Youth Counselling Service
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Address |
The Courthouse
1 Mill Road
Oundle
Peterborough
PE8 4BW |
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Contact Name |
Fiona Moone |
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Telephone |
01832 274422 |
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E-mail |
chatoundle@hotmail.com |
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Information |
CHAT is a youth counselling and
information agency for 11-25 year olds. We run a completely
confidential service to deal with any issues that affect young people.
Also free pregnancy testing and issue of free condoms. |
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Organisation |
Kettering Youth Information & Counselling Service
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Address |
William Knibb Centre
Montagu Street
Kettering
Northants
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Telephone |
01536 510089 General Helpline |
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Web Site |
www.ketteringyouthinformation.co.uk |
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E-mail |
info@ketteringyouthinformation.co.uk |
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Information |
A free and confidential service for young persons
between 11 and 25 in the Kettering Borough. Information is provided
for school/college projects as well as for personal use. They have a
wide range of leaflets. A counselling service is provided where you
are able to talk to someone in private. They also give condoms,
provide pregnancy testing and information and offer support and a
referral if necessary.
Opening times:
Tuesday 12 –3p.m. and 5.30p.m. – 7.30p.m.
Thursday 12 – 3p.m. and 5.30p.m. – 7.30p.m. |
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Organisation |
Northamptonshire Carers – Young Carers Service
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Address |
53 Whitworth Road
Northampton
NN1 4
HG |
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Contact Name |
Louie Robinson |
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Telephone |
01604 232500 |
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Fax |
01604
629652 |
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E-mail |
carers@northamptonshire-carers.org |
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Information |
The Young Carers service is for
children and young people aged 5 – 18 who are providing care for a
relative with an illness or disability.
The service offers a confidential
information and advice service for Young Carers as well as fun
activities, help with school, a chance to talk with someone who
understands and a break from their caring situation.
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Organisation |
Service Six
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Address |
26 Rock Street
Wellingborough
Northants
NN8 4LW |
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Telephone |
01933 226615 |
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Fax |
01933
2266102 |
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E-mail |
info@service6.freeserve.co.uk |
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Information |
Free confidential information, support
and counselling for young people between 12 and 25. Also pregnancy
testing and condom provision provided for the under 15’s with small
charge for the over 16’s.
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Organisation |
‘The Lowdown’
Youth Counselling,
Information & Advice Service |
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Address |
3 Kingswell Street
off Gold Street
Northampton
NN1 1PP
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Contact Name |
Kathy Gordon
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Telephone |
01604 634385 |
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Fax |
01604 622223 |
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Web |
www.thelowdown.info
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E-mail |
info@thelowdown.freeserve.co.uk |
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Information |
A free and confidential service for
young persons between 12 and 25 offering Information and advice on a
wide variety of subjects including: Benefits, Gigs, Employment,
Housing, HIV, Drugs, Eating Disorders, Self injury, personal
relationships etc. A counselling service is provided where you are
able to talk to someone in private. As well as giving out condoms and
providing pregnancy testing.
Opening times, Mon. to Wed. 12noon –
3p.m. Monday – Friday 4p.m. to 7p.m. or Saturday 10a.m. and 4p.m. |
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Organisation |
Time 2 Talk |
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Address |
The Abbey
Market Square
Daventry
Northants
NN11 4BG |
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Contact Name |
Andy Nixon |
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Telephone |
01327 706706 24-hour answerphone |
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Fax |
01327 706706 |
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Web Site |
www.time2talk.org.uk |
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E-mail |
info@time2talk.org.uk |
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Information |
A free and confidential service for young persons
between 13 and 25 offering Information on a wide variety of subjects.
A counselling based support is provided where you are able to talk to
someone in private. As well as giving out condoms and providing
pregnancy testing we also operate a needle exchange.
Opening times are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 12noon
– 2p.m. Tuesday and Friday 10.00a.m. – 2p.m. Monday – Wednesday
3.30p.m. until 5.30p.m. Thursday 3.30p.m. until 6p.m. or Saturday
between 10a.m. and 12p.m. Friday 10a.m. until 2p.m.
A trained medical person is on site on a Tuesday &
Thursday afternoon between 4p.m. and 5p.m. providing clinical advice
around contraception and sexually transmitted infections. She/he is
also able to prescribe the ‘morning after pill’, and give advice
around all forms of contraception. Our outreach is also available at
Towcester and Brixworth, times and venues can vary so please call
for details. |
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