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Support for Young Carers

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Do you know or consider yourself a Young Carer?

It’s common that people don’t always identify as one, so we understand you may be uncertain.

So, let’s work out if you are a carer and whether we can help you.

Ask yourself the following, do you ever:

  • Help take care of someone in your home who lives with a disability, chronic or mental illness, who is frail aged or has an alcohol or drug problem?
  • Worry about leaving the person you care for at home alone?
  • Get a sore back from lifting the person you care for?
  • Feel like you sometimes don’t get to do regular stuff with your friends?
  • Feel too tired to hang out with your friends or do school work?

If you have answered yes, please keep reading as we’d love to get in touch with you.
Download Young Carers brochure

We want to help you

We understand that you have a lot of responsibilities as a Young Carer, between juggling school or university, hanging out with friends, maintaining a social life and caring for a loved one. So, acting your age can be a slight challenge.

We want you to live your life to its fullest and that means looking after yourself and your wellbeing.

So, this is where we come in. Through our Young Carers Program we can provide you with assistance so you can have some valuable time out.
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Our Young Carers Program can offer you support and help with:
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Helping to shower or dress the person you care for
Dining
Helping you to prepare meals or cleaning your house
Car park
Taking you to appointments or to the shops
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Looking after your loved one in your home or a respite home
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Social events, so you can have some fun
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Referrals to long-term support

So, what’s next?

Our program is for young people who care for someone with needs including mental illness, dementia, disability, chronic condition, older people with care needs, people in palliative care.
Email us to learn more
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Young Carers resources

If you’d like more information about Young Carers, head to the Young Carers Network. It's run by Carers Australia and is a place to learn about the services and resources available to you.
Young Carers Network
headspace
National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing support for 12-25 year olds.
Visit headspace
Little Dreamers
Young Carer organisation supporting young people aged 4-25.
Visit Little Dreamers
kidshelpline
Free and private 24/7 online counselling service for young people aged 5-25.
Visit kidshelpline
Satellite Foundation
A not-for-profit supporting children and young people aged 8-25 who have family living with mental health challenges.
Visit Satellite Foundation

VMCH acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

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