Helen Leadbitter

Young carers aged 16 - 24 who have cared for someone until end of life and experienced bereavement can join our online focus groups in May. Meet others, inform this important research, receive a voucher. Please do contact us if you know #youngcarers who want to be involved.

If you work with current or bereaved young/young adult carers in UK please take part in this short @MarieCurieEOLC funded survey looking at cross sector support at the end of life and in bereavement. Thank you! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/supp…

#youngcarers @SheffYoungC @SYC_YoungCarers @mytime_charity @BeFreeYC @Enfield_Carers @DebbieHustings @TimAnfilogoff @CaringTogether @andy_mcgowan @ChessingtonBuzz @jennifer_twist @JenKenward

Today's @hmtreasury #Budget2024 gives some hope for carers. An increase to the earnings limit within #CarersAllowance is something we have long called for & will help tens of thousands of carers. However, we're concerned about the lack of a plan for social care - which must become a priority. Read our response: carers.org/news-and-media…

📣 FREE EVENT: Calling all Young Carers! 🎉 Come party with Kingston Carers'​ Network at @CWOA on November 2nd! Learn More: shorturl.at/J9PQ2 Spaces are limited, so be sure to book early! RSVP to YCPCONFERENCE@kingstoncarers.org.uk

The Young Carers Illustrations Project are excited to announce our new storybook being launched on 2 November at Chessington World of Adventures. “Young Carers in Bunnyland" is a beautiful book by Ana Graça providing a fun way of explaining who young carers are and what they do.

Our amazing Director of Policy and Public Affairs, @HolzhausenEmily is receiving her CBE today. “On behalf of the whole team at Carers UK I’d like to congratulate Emily in the warmest possible terms, and to thank her for her leadership, vision and dedication" - @Helen_M_Walker

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The #ethnic minority carer group is on tomorrow. Thanks to @CarersUK engaging with ethnic unpaid carers. See poster for details @MaudsleyNHS @OxleasNHS @SWLSTG @kmptnhs @westlondonnhs @DebbieHustings @CygnetGroup @CNWLNHS @imagocommunity @HWLambeth @CarersHub @Carersnetwork

Some important discussions around #CarersRights & safeguarding at this mornings #TriangleofCare grp mtg relating to the lack of involvement of carers in care planning resulting in less informed risk assessments & also, the need for strengthened approaches to carers. Dr.Ana Anka

@JenKenward @SPMBARA @CruisePM @neilgchurchill Happy times, lovely photo and love to all

Look who I found! Happiest of reunions with @SPMBARA @CruisePM & our Shazza 🥰

Young caregiving in #TransnationalFamilies: launch of our film of the challenges & changes families want to see, coproduced with Rank&File Theatre tinyurl.com/293z4adk #youngcarers @RosaMasGiralt @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_GES @SoGLeeds @ReadingRefugees @andy_mcgowan @jpimybl

nexusproject.eu/blog/ In the different countries of the partnership @Eurocarers_info #NEXUS Project is developing training on key competencies needed by youth workers to contribute to research and policy on young carers @YoungCarersYCI

A huge congratulations to Emily Holzhausen, the Director of Policy and Public Affairs at @CarersUK, on her CBE in the King's Birthday Honours List. Richly deserved for over 30 years of work helping to put carers on the map.

@CarersUK @HolzhausenEmily Fantastic news and congratulations @HolzhausenEmily so well deserved

Congratulations to our Director of Policy and Public Affairs, @HolzhausenEmily who's been awarded CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 30 years’ dedication to improving the lives of carers. Thank you for your continuing drive, tenacity & vision 🎉 carersuk.org/press-releases…

Our Symposium: Migration Care & Intersecting Inequalities @UniofReading is today! First up, @LBaldassar's keynote: Transnational ageing & digital kinning #migrationandcare @RosaMasGiralt @UniRdg_Research @UniRdg_GES @EdithCowanUni @jpimybl @UniofSanctuary

Hope you're ok @bayliss_jd lets arrange a check in. Looking forward to working with you.

NHS England Carers Week 2024: 10th-16th June. @NHSThinkCarer are hosting a week of webinars around the theme ‘Putting Carers on the Map’. Schedule & registration via this link, please share 👉🏾 shorturl.at/DfwV0 #NHSThinkCarer 💙

Millions of Caregiving Youth navigate their responsibilities behind closed doors at home, caring for family members and going unseen and unsupported outside their immediate circle. They carry a heavy burden without the recognition or resources they deserve. The skills they learn helping their family member(s) – responsibility, time management, empathy, resilience, problem-solving, and more – should be a launching pad for college and careers, not a roadblock. With the right support, legislation, partnerships, and funding, we can turn their caregiving experience into a valuable asset for the future. #CaregivingYouth #YoungCarers #YoungCaregivers