Young Carers Support
Young Carers Lead in Sixth Form is Chloe Lyon.
A ‘young carer’ is the name for a child or young person who looks after, or helps to look after, someone in their family who:
–is physically ill
–has a mental health problem
–has a disability
–has a drug or alcohol problem
1 in 12 children and young people are young carers
This means over 7000 young carers in Sheffield!
The average age of a young carer is 12.
