Developed by young people from Sheffield Young Carers, this resource for schools contains five recommendations for how schools can better support young people affected by a parent’s drinking. Throughout the research, young people shared how their parent’s drinking affected them at school and ways they felt schools could better support them and other students who are affected by parental alcohol use.
Participation and power: sharing stories safely. A toolkit to promote ethical and meaningful co-production with young carers
This toolkit is based on the findings of a study conducted by Hambling, Quinn and Bell, with the University of Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire Young Carers, and Sheffield Young Carers, funded by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. The study aimed to learn more about best practice in co-production and co-delivery with young carers, building on work by Daniel Phelps (2017). Read more about the study here.
The toolkit aims to give practitioners tools and ideas for amplifying young carers’ voices, whilst ensuring that participation work is done as ethically and meaningfully as possible.
Sheffield Young Carers - Family Project Evaluation
In 2017, Sheffield Young Carers commissioned Ecorys to undertake an independent evaluation of the Family Project. The evaluation aimed to explore the impact of the project’s support on families and young carers and to examine if and how the Family Project adds value to other services locally. Read their full report here.
Stop the Clock: How can we prevent young carers undertaking inappropriate or excessive care?
This briefing provides new research evidence from young carers about the challenges they face, highlighting the need for four areas of policy action. The four policy actions include i) early identification of young carers; ii) support for young carers so no child cares alone; iii) reducing excessive and inappropriate care by children through better assessment and service provision and iv) developing effective processes to support young carers’ transitions to adulthood and independent lives.
'Primary driver of change' for Sheffield's young carers
Last year we commissioned Ecorys to complete an evaluation of our work with young carers. We're pleased to be able to share the final report with you now, which highlights the value of our work and how we continue to have an impact on young carers' lives even after they leave our service.
Paul Blomfield MP's Big Conversation with Young Carers
In September 2016, SYC's Action Group prepared a brilliant report which they presented to Paul Blomfield MP at his 'Big Conversation for Young Carers'. He really listened to them and took their experiences and concerns on board, raising their questions in Parliament and linking us with the right services to take their ideas forward. He was so impressed and moved by them that he also agreed to become a patron of our charity. Great work Action Group!
Improving mental health in Sheffield: What young carers want
In March 2017, SYC's Action Group shared their views about how mental health can be improved in Sheffield with Healthwatch Sheffield at their 'Tell Teresa' event. To read their ideas, click here.
SYC response to the Youth Select Committee 2015 Inquiry into Mental Health
In 2015, based on our learning from young carers in our project, we sent a response to the Youth Select Committee Inquiry into Mental Health. To download it, click here.