Sharing the Mic: Young Carers & Change Makers in Conversation

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What’s it like to be a young carer in the UK? Where are change and support found right now - and how can we make a fairer future? In these intimate and urgent conversations, young carers and change makers meet to reflect on the challenges facing young carers today - from education to work, social life to bank balances. They reflect on what needs to change, but also where positive action is already being found - and what we can all do, today, to support the young carers in our lives. After all, with as many as 1 million young people in the UK with caring responsibilities - that’s between 2 and 3 in each classroom - supporting young carers should be everyone’s business. ‘Sharing the Mic’ puts young carers centre stage and presents an evidence-based call to action. Created in partnership with the Carers Trust, this podcast is rooted in the ground-breaking research project ‘The long-term effects of being a young carer’, conducted by Dr. Becca Lacey and her team at City St George’s, University of London, and UCL - and funded by the Nuffield Foundation. This is a Research Podcasts production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Young Carers: Money, Work and Independence with Danny

Most young people need to juggle studying, earning and finding time relax. So what happens when caring - sometimes for up to 50 hours a week - is added to that? Young carer Danny is joined by Andy McGowan from the Carers Trust, and Jackie Woodhouse, Research Manager at the Learning & Work Institute [https://learningandwork.org.uk/] to discuss money, work and independence. Reflecting on how young carers are more likely than their peers to come from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, they talk about what’s being done right now to make life fairer for young carers - including the recent ‘Young Carers Covenant [https://carers.org/campaigning-for-change/the-young-carers-covenant]’. They also explain why Carers Allowance needs urgent reform. Plus: how can we help young carers access not just any work, but quality work? How does helping the family help the individual? And why should we celebrate the particular skills that young carers can bring to the workplace. If you are a young carer seeking support or want to know how to support the young carers in your life head over to the Carers Trust website at carers.org [https://carers.org/] or follow them on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/carerstrust/], X [https://x.com/CarersTrust] and Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/carers.trust/]. This is a Research Podcasts [https://researchpodcasts.co.uk/] production. Additional Resources You can find out more information about the Young Carers Covenant here [https://carers.org/campaigning-for-change/the-young-carers-covenant] and the APPG for Young Carers and Young Adult Carers mentioned here [https://carers.org/all-party-parliamentary-group-appg-for-young-carers-and-young-adult-carers/about-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-appg] or follow them on X @APPGYCandYAC [https://x.com/APPGYCandYAC]. Created in partnership with the Carers Trust [https://carers.org/], this podcast is rooted in the ground-breaking research project ‘The long-term effects of being a young carer’ [https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/project/long-term-effects-of-being-a-young-carer], conducted by Dr. Becca Lacey and her team at City St George’s, University of London, and UCL - and funded by the Nuffield Foundation [https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/]. The Nuffield Foundation is an independent charitable trust with a mission to advance social well-being. It funds and undertakes rigorous research, encourages innovation and supports the use of sound evidence to inform social and economic policy, and improve people’s lives. Find out more at nuffieldfoundation.org [https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/] or follow them on Bluesky [https://bsky.app/profile/nuffieldfoundation.org] or Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/nuffieldfound/] You can read a transcript of the conversation here [https://1drv.ms/b/c/78a938171475c335/IQCfqPIIpyUESZd3pLg-uMUwAW0GV0Q9Ykx51FW2zcBPbmM?e=UZtB2C]. Episode Credits Presenter: Becca Lacey [https://profiles.sgul.ac.uk/becca-lacey], City St George’s, University of London Guests: Danny, Young Carer, Jackie Woodhouse [https://learningandwork.org.uk/about-us/our-people/jackie-woodhouse/], Learning and Work Institute and Andy McGowan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andymcgowan763/], Carers Trust Producer: Alice Bloch [https://www.alicebloch.me/], Research Podcasts Editor: Anton Jarvis [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anton-jarvis-579b5a82/], Research Podcasts Music: Optimistic Positive Music – INPLUSMUSIC [https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-optimistic-optimistic-positive-music-286216/] from Pixabay ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

10 mrt 2026 - 33 min