Young carers' transitions to adulthood
- Authors:
- DEARDEN Chris, BECKER Saul
- Journal article citation:
- Childright, 167, June 2000, pp.8-10.
- Publisher:
- Children's Legal Centre
Reports on recent research by the Young Carers Research Group which examines the experiences of young people between the ages of 16-25 who were caring for parents with long-term illness or disability. The focus of this research was on the ways in which caring influenced transitions into adulthood. Areas investigated were family structure and the nature of parental illness/disability; education, training and employment; income and benefits; receipt of and experiences of services; housing, leaving home and family separations; and becoming an adult.
- Subject terms:
- parents, physical disabilities, policy, social exclusion, unmet need, young carers, young people, families;
- Content type:
- research
- ISSN print:
- 0265-1459