'Young carers' and disabled parents: time for a change of direction?

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Newman, T [1 ]
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[1] Barbardos, Res & Dev, Cardiff CF23 5BX, S Glam, Wales
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10.1080/0968759022000010407
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R49 [康复医学];
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100215 ;
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In less than a decade, children who provide care for ill or disabled parents and siblings have become a major target of social welfare services. 'Young carers' suffer, it is suggested, from a degradation in mental and physical health, have damaged educational careers, restricted social networks, and will suffer long-term consequences in adult life as a result of their childhood caring roles. This paper argues that limited empirical evidence exists for these claims and that, where legitimate concerns arise, they are frequently related to poverty, social exclusion, and unsupported or inadequate parenting, and have no direct relationship to illness or impairment. While dedicated services to young carers have made a valuable contribution in highlighting an important social issue, a radical review of their place in the overall structure of support services for families affected by illness or disability is long overdue.
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