{"id":2788,"date":"2011-04-28T11:18:50","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T10:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=2788"},"modified":"2024-08-28T18:08:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:08:57","slug":"young-carers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/?p=2788","title":{"rendered":"Young carers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3226\" title=\"Young carer walking with her grandmother in the Botanic Gardens\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vols_in_Botanics.jpg\" alt=\"Young carer walking with her grandmother in the Botanic Gardens\" width=\"400\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vols_in_Botanics.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.stroke4carers.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vols_in_Botanics-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many carers are young people who may be caring for a parent, brother or sister or grandparent.<\/p>\n<p>These young carers have different needs including school \/college\/higher education. Keeping in touch with friends of their own age. Having a life outside from caring. It can be difficult for them to make contact with other young carers.<\/p>\n<p>The following organisations have information and access to help for young stroke carers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stroke.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Stroke Association<\/a>: young stroke service 0303 3033 100<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.differentstrokes.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Different strokes<\/a>\u00a0 0845 130 7172<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/social-care-and-support-guide\/support-and-benefits-for-carers\/being-a-young-carer-your-rights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS Being a Young Carer: Your Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnardos.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barnardo\u2019s young carers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chss.org.uk\/health-professionals\/specialist-stroke-services-placeholder\/young-stroke-worker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHSS young stroke worker <\/a>CHSS advice line 0808 801 0899<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"https:\/\/carersofdundee.org\/carers\/young-carers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dundee Young Carers Project<\/a>\u00a001382 200 422<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Opens new window\" href=\"https:\/\/carers.org\/about-us\/about-young-carers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Carers Trust: Young Carers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other carer organisations including The Carers Trust have groups or individual workers who will help young stroke carers across Scotland. They may also offer day or residential trips where young carers can meet and support each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many carers are young people who may be caring for a parent, brother or sister or grandparent. These young carers have different needs including school \/college\/higher education. Keeping in touch with friends of their own age. 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