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Different types of caring roles
Maisy
Posts: 700 Part of The Mix Family
Hey all,
As you may have noticed, The Mix are currently doing a project with Carers UK to increase awareness of Young Carers and Young Adult Carers. So you'll be seeing more discussions about Young Carers around the boards!
A Young Carer (often below age 18) and Young Adult Carers (18-25) is a person that provides care for another person. The person in need of care may be a parent, grandparent, aunt or uncle, but may also include siblings, nieces and nephews. It could even be a friend!
There are many different types of caring roles that a Young Carer may take on and sometimes they may take on different types of care at different times. For example, my mum was my dad’s main carer, but I would provide emotional care for my mum when she was upset about my dad’s illness. And sometimes I would provide practical care such as taking my brothers to school when my parents couldn’t.
For more information on what it means to be a Young Carer and the types of caring roles, you can check out our article here: https://www.themix.org.uk/news-and-research/blogs/what-is-a-young-adult-carer
What types of caring roles do you know about?
If you, or anyone you know, is a Young Carer or Young Adult
Carer, and you feel comfortable, feel free to share your story of caring roles
with us 
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