Young Carers Action Day 2025 Professionals' Seminar: The Difference You Make
Marking Young Carers Action Day 2025, Wednesday 12th March, Action for Carers, alongside SCC, the NHS in Surrey and other partners is holding a free online seminar to improve the identification and support of young carers.
The Difference You Make: how early identification can transform young carers’ lives.
Online seminar: Wednesday 12th March, 12.30-2pm
Marking Young Carers Action Day 2025, Wednesday 12th March, Action for Carers, alongside SCC, the NHS in Surrey and other partners, is holding a free online seminar to improve the identification and support of young carers.
Young carers are under-recognised in Surrey, often failing to get the support and additional help they need to thrive, meaning they fall behind, at school, socially, and in their longer-term attainment overall.
There are likely over 15,000 young carers in Surrey, but the majority are not known, meaning they are missing out on the help available.
Seminar aims
At this seminar you’ll find out more about this vulnerable group, their needs, and Surrey’s aims for young carers. You’ll learn how best to identify and support them, to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Together we hope to improve the numbers of young carers actively getting support – ensuring many more get the help they vitally need.
The event is for any Surrey professional working where they are likely to encounter young carers; across health, social care and education including early year providers.
Event details
The seminar takes place online, between 12.30-2pm on Wednesday 12th March, which is the national Young Carers Action Day.
Outline
- The Voice of Young Carers: Gina Munday, Engagement and Systems Team, Surrey County Council, about her lived experience as a young carer
- Issues with identification, and the benefits of support from school, health and Action for Carers: Michelle Harper, Manager Young Carers Service, Action for Carers Surrey
- The Law Assessment of Need: Jo Lee, Head of Commissioning – Family Resilience, Young Carers and Personal Support, Surrey County Council
- Latest Research, including Recent Positive Findings: Pam Howard, Luminus Surrey’s Giving Carers a Voice programme
- School Support – Statistics, the School Census and the Impact on the Child: TBC
- Back to Basics – Health Support for Young Carers: Kim Jacobs, Surrey Joint Carers Programme Manager, Surrey Heartlands
- Supporting Parents – Identifying Adult carers in the Family, What to Look For, and Support Available: Rachel Brennan, Manager Adult Carers Service, Action for Carers Surrey
We’ll also be launching a new resource for young carers on their Rights.
Further information
Please note Action for Carers runs regular training for professionals, including our monthly ‘Because Carers Count’ online workshops; our regular schools training (short sessions before and after school hours); and bespoke training on request, for example for GP Practice staff.
If you’ve any queries about this event, or our training offer, please email [email protected]
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