National Young Carers Action Day 2025

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12 March 2025

Today is National Young Carers Action Day 2025.

To celebrate the efforts of young carers, and highlight the support they continue to need, we have copied below the key campaign message as described by Carers Trust themselves.

If you want to know more about this campaign, or the work of the Carers Trust itself, click here .

“Following consultation with hundreds of young carers and with input from our Young Carers Advisory Panel, we have chosen ‘Give Me A Break’ as the theme for Young Carers Action Day 2025. The ‘Give Me A Break’ theme for this year’s YCAD allows us to explore two crucial areas of support young carers need.

First, young carers have so much responsibility on their shoulders that they often have little time for themselves and are at serious risk of burnout. They need a break. We know that young carers are significantly more likely to report severe psychological distress than their peers without a caring role. They need time out from their caring responsibilities to rest, recharge and focus on themselves – be it for a hobby, or just spending time with friends, like other people their age.

The ‘Give Me A Break’ theme also speaks to young carers’ need for education professionals and employers to give them a break in life. This could be offering more support at school to young carers, recognising that their responsibilities at home can mean they often feel overwhelmed at having to juggle their caring responsibilities with their schoolwork. By trying to understand these pressures more fully, and helping young carers manage them, education professionals can give young carers the break they need to succeed at school and in further and higher education”.

All young carers are asking for is for schools, colleges, universities and employers to give them a break. Why not ask your local councillor or MP what they are doing to support young carers.

For more information about this year’s campaign click here.

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