Young Carers- Needs assessment I am the Young Carers Lead for Slough Borough Council; I am carrying out a needs assessment to identify the number of young carers in Slough. The aim is use this data to understand the level of support needed to support young carers. I then plan to carry out consultation with young carers to find out what they would like to support their own health and well being. This activity is in line with the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014 which places increased duties and responsibilities on local authorities to support young carers. This includes a duty to proactively identify young carers living within their area as well as a right to a carers assessment. Your assistance is sought in helping gathering this important information by completing the attached questionnaire detailing the numbers of young carers you are working with or aware of within families you may be working with who are residing in Slough Borough Council. Definition of Young Carer - young people who provides regular and ongoing practical, personal care and/or emotional support to a family member who has a physical, learning or mental disability, or who misuses substances. A survey carried out in 2010 by the BBC estimated that there are 700,000 young carers in the UK. Young carers are children and young people who often take on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult. Some of the ways young people care for others are: Staying in the house a lot to be there for them Helping them to get up, get washed or dressed, or helping with toileting Doing lots of the household chores like shopping, cleaning and cooking Looking after siblings, parents or grandparents Providing emotional support or a shoulder to cry on. Please could you return the completed form to Harpreet.rai@slough.gov.uk by the 10 October 2014 If you have any question please contact Harpreet on 07711 561823
Needs assessment of young carers Please complete the form below by stating the numbers of children and young people you can identify in your setting e.g. school, GP surgery, social care as young carers who reside in slough borough: Age of young carer what area they live in- postcode breakdown who they care for parent sibling, grandparents the person they care or support has: mental health problems, substance misuse, physical disability, learning disability or other the impact of caring for someone on the young person their ethnicity The current mechanism you have in place to identify and support young carers Example of how to complete: Age of Young carer: Aged of 6 10 years old 6 Live in Slough, postcode: SL1 4 Cares for a family member within the home who is: Parent 8 Young carer caring for someone with: Alcohol or Substance misuse 4 Ethnicity of young carers White- 9 Young person s caring role has a direct impact upon, or affects: Social inclusion 5
Needs analysis of young carers living in Slough Name of organisation: Person completing form/ role: Age of young carer: Under the age of 6 Aged of 6 10 years old Aged 11-16years old Aged 17-25 years old Breakdown of postcode: SL1 SL2 SL3 SL4 Live outside of the borough Cares for a family member within the home: Parent Sibling Grand parent Other family member Other please state
Young carers care for someone with: A physical disability (including sensory impairment) A learning disability A long-term illness, with clear diagnosis A mental illness, with clear diagnosis (appropriate medication and treatment accessed through GP and/or Mental Health teams) Alcohol or substance misuse Is elderly Other ( please state) Their caring role has a direct impact upon, or affects: Social inclusion Educational opportunities and achievement Their emotional wellbeing Their physical wellbeing Family relationships Ethnicity of young carers White- Indian- Pakistani- Black- Other-
Do you have any existing mechanisms to identify or support young carers? Yes/ No Please state if so where do you sign post for information and advice and further support: Thank you for completing this form. Please could you return it to Harpreet.rai@slough.gov.uk or by post to St Martin s Place, Slough SL1 3UF By 10 th October 2014