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Our Director of Children and Young People Services and our Operations Manager met with Sarah Lusack from the Royal Borough of Greenwich Council to talk all things young carer for the Greenwich area.

In the 32-minute podcast you can hear about the rights of young carers and how the voice and experience of the young carers is considered, hear about the challenges young carers often face accessing their rights, and where in Greenwich young carers can get support.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introducing Angela Holland and Ashley Giles
02:20 - Who is a young carer and what might be involved in being a young carer?
05:20 - What is the impact of caring on young carers, and how are young carers' needs different from other young people who don't have caring responsibilities?
09:26 - What specific rights do young carers have?
12:33 - What are the barriers in young carers being able to access their rights?
14:10 - Young Carers Identification Tool
15:21 - What is a young carers assessment?
19:19 - What advice would you give to a young carer going through an assessment?
21:46 - What are some of the positive outcomes from an assessment?
25:24 - What support do young carers have access to in Greenwich?
29:16 - What support is available for young carers who
31:54 - What is your final message to practitioners and young carers?