{"id":32681,"date":"2021-03-04T10:10:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=32681"},"modified":"2021-03-04T10:10:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:10:37","slug":"young-carer-living-in-constant-fear-after-lack-of-government-aid-during-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/04\/young-carer-living-in-constant-fear-after-lack-of-government-aid-during-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Carer living ‘in constant fear\u2019 after lack of government aid during pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young Carers have received little-to-no mental health support from the Government in the past twelve months.<\/p>\n

Thomas Atkin, a 17-year-old Sixth Form student from Sheffield, cares for both of his parents and has felt these effects first-hand.<\/p>\n

His Mum has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Neuropathy. His dad has Multiple Sclerosis.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a constant fear and yet we have no mental health support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are going to be thousands of other young carers who are going to be mentally scarred by this past year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a group that falls behind naturally anyway. We always fall behind and it happens to every one of us, so we\u2019re already at a disadvantage.”<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cWe need support more than ever before. We\u2019re tired. We\u2019re frustrated. We just need help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Atkin also opened up about the educational impact, explaining how most carers haven\u2019t come into school because they are too scared of passing on the virus to those who are vulnerable.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cIt is currently not a legal requirement to have a Young Carers lead at school and most people take it on as well as another job.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Atkin, a Young Carer from Sheffield<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI would like to highlight the Young Carers National Voice<\/span><\/a> campaign that is aiming to make it a legal requirement for there to be a Young Carers lead in every school and that every school has to be monitored for it by Ofsted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sheffield Young Carers are one of the many organisations promoting this campaign on their social media sites.<\/p>\n

They are an independent charity dedicated to supporting young carers like Thomas Atkin, to whom \u201cthey have been a lifeline throughout this pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for the charity said: \u201cIn a recent survey carried out by Young Carers National Voice, 67% of Young Carers reported that their mental health had declined in this latest lockdown.<\/p>\n

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The ‘Young Carers National Voice’ campaign<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt is a vital campaign. School can be extremely hard for Young Carers and while some that we work with have received excellent support from their schools, most haven\u2019t.<\/p>\n

\u201cRequiring all schools to have a Designated Young Carers Lead will ensure that all Young Carers across the country get equal support, to help them manage their education alongside their caring responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can find out more information about the Young Carers National Voice Campaign here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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