Year: 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Name of resource: Improving support for young carers – family focussed approaches
Author details: Ronicle, J. and Kendall, S. (2011)
Format: Research Report
Target group: Practitioners
Purpose of the resource: Evaluation
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Description: Developing a whole family approach is successful and key benefits from this report include young carers being identified earlier, more personalised support for families and young carers being lifted out of inappropriate caring roles. Carried out an evaluation of a pathfinder which reported on the efficacy of a whole family approach for young carers. Practitioners had worked with 114 families across 18 Local Authorites in England.
Why was the resource developed: Carried out an evaluation of a pathfinder which reported on the efficacy of a whole family approach for young carers. Practitioners had worked with 114 families across 18 Local Authorites in England.
