Young Carers Action Day is 15 March and this years’ theme is: ‘Make Time for Young Carers’.

It’s easy for young carers to start feeling overwhelmed because of everything they need to do for their caring role on top of all their schoolwork and revising for exams. Young carers have said it doesn’t need to be this way. They think the things that would make them feel less overwhelmed, healthier and happier are:

• improved support in schools
• more access to breaks,
• better access to counselling support
• and more financial support

Please share Young Lives Consortium & Young Healthwatch's poll with any groups of young people that you work with.

Visit the WF-I-CAN website to complete the poll.

If a young person you work with would like to answer the poll in another format i.e. over the phone, via text or email, please contact Safeen: safeen.rehman@healthwatchwakefield.co.uk or phone 07885913395.