Have you been wondering if you are a Young Carer?

Is there somebody in your family, like your parent or brother or sister or other relative, who has a disability, or a mental illness, or who is very sick or frail aged?

Do you spend time helping them on a regular basis because of their illness or disability or because they are frail aged?

And do you do any or all of the following tasks?

• Do you do extra house work, like the washing and vacuuming?
• Do you prepare meals for your family on a regular basis?
• Do you do the grocery shopping, and do you pay the bills for your family?
• Do you help shower & dress a family member?
• Do you help give medications & treatments to a member of your family?
• Are you spending a lot of time worrying about someone in your family who has a disability or a chronic illness and find it hard to concentrate at school?
• Do you miss days of school because you are needed at home on a regular basis to help care for a member of your family who is sick or has a disability or is frail aged?
• Do you help look after brothers and/or sisters in your home so your Mum or your Dad can give lots of time to looking after somebody who is sick or has a disability or frail aged?

If you answered Yes to any of these questions it may be that you fit the profile of a young Carer.

You need not feel alone. There is an estimated 14,800 young Carers under the age of 18 living in South Australia. If you would like to talk with somebody about your situation, someone who can provide you with information about young Carer programs & services call Carers SA
on 1800 815 549.

Carers SA can also provide you with a Young Carer Kit.

Click here to download the latest Young Carer Services News.


Why not get connected and find out what's available to you - Register as a young Carer with Carers SA.

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