Toolkit

Commissioning Services for Young Carers and Their Families

Resource title: Commissioning Services for Young Carers and Their Families
Published: 2012    Author: Carers Trust

This resource aims to support the commissioning of services for young carers and their families.

Key points

The toolkit:

  • Brings together into one place key facts about young carers.
  • Informs commissioners of the needs of young carers and their families and the importance of listening to the voices of young carers when developing services.
  • Draws together many practical examples of how services are currently supporting young carers and what has been found to be effective in supporting this vulnerable group.
  • Emphasises the importance of both a ‘whole family’ and ‘preventative’ approach.
  • Suggests outcomes to aim for and tools for measuring the effectiveness of interventions.

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