Children and young people
Me and my family – helping with an illness
Young carers’ support in school
Mummy is poorly: A children’s story by Zoe Robinson from NHS Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear, NHS Foundation Trust.
Explaining why a parent is in hospital: A resource giving children and young people clear information around parental mental illness. Produced by South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust working with Our Time charity.
Young Carers book list: books based around young carers and includes bereavement – compiled by South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Young Carers book list: a list of books featuring young carers and compiled by the Young Carers Alliance.
Further links
Grants for families of disabled or seriously ill children.
Over The Wall is a UK based charity for children with serious illness and disabilities, and their families, to discover a world of mischief and magic. A place where they can be brave and have fun with others. These amazing places are physical – in residential camps and also available online – with Camp in the Cloud and Camp365. And what’s more, it’s all free!
Sense run virtual book clubs, games nights and online wellbeing sessions. They also run online workshops on different topics for young people and their parents.
Sidekick is an anonymous and confidential text helpline service for young carers aged 13-18 run by Action for Children.
They are a charity for brothers and sisters of disabled children and adults. They have information for young siblings, run online workshops for siblings as well as useful information for parent/carers.
A free app designed with young carers which has information and self-care tips for young carers. Young carers/parents/professionals do not need to register or provide any information to access it.
Young Carers book list – a list of books based around young carers and includes bereavement – compiled by South Ayrshire Health and Social Care Partnership.
Young Carers book list – a list of books featuring young carers and compiled by the Young Carers Alliance.
Professionals
Young Carers Support Service, Rotherham leaflet
Young Carers Support Service, Rotherham poster
“Young Carers and Exclusions/Suspensions” - An insights briefing into the DfE 2023/24 suspensions and exclusions data for young carers (Published July 2025)
Examples of Young Carer Policies and models of support [PDF, 486kB]
Young Carers Checklist for schools [PDF, 74kB]
MYTIME management information system guide - A guide to recording a student as a young carer on the school census
Top tips for GPs – Produced by NHS England Health Champions.
Top tips for mental health professionals [PDF, 644kB] – Produced by members of Young Carers National Voice Network (YCNV).
Imago have produced two resources to help support conversations with parents:
- A guide to initiating conversations about young carers with parents
- A parent/guardian’s guide to understanding why their child may be eligible for support as a Young Carer
Young Carers Support Service, Rotherham policies and processes
For all our policies and processes documents, see the Family Action Statements & policies page.
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