The upcoming policy arrives as youth balance family duties with education, often facing deep misunderstanding from teachers and peers. Personal accounts from young people in Wales highlight how missing out on social lives and shouldering household care causes severe loneliness. Carers Wales welcomed the focus on earlier support but warned that key manifesto commitments were omitted from the initiative. The charity also pointed out that the government has not yet clarified the financial backing required to deliver the strategy.
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Young caregivers require earlier recognition within schools to prevent isolation and prot…: Young caregivers require earlier recognition within schools to prevent isolation and protect their childhoods.
Peer mentoring schemes and enhanced emotional support are essential for youths managing i…: Peer mentoring schemes and enhanced emotional support are essential for youths managing intensive home caregiving responsibilities.
The government's new support framework faces significant scrutiny regarding its long-term…: The government's new support framework faces significant scrutiny regarding its long-term financial implementation and missing pledges.
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Neraya is only 15 but cannot remember a time when she was not a carer for her two sisters.
She is among the young carers crying out for what they have called crucial support, with Neraya saying she has even had to explain what she does to her teachers.
On Monday, the Welsh government will publish a national strategy for unpaid carers, which will have seven priorities including earlier recognition and mental health support.
Neraya, from Bridgend, said people in her position wanted the chance of "a childhood of our own".
Carers Wales said the strategy looked positive in parts, but it was "disappointed" manifesto promises would be excluded and raised questions over how it will be funded.
There are an estimated 5.8 million unpaid carers in the UK, external, 170,000 of whom are young.
The 2021 Census said this included about 120,000 carers, aged five to 17 in England and 8,200 in Wales.
Scottish government recognised there were 42,050 unpaid carers identified in the 2021-22 Carers Census.
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