Feylyn Mercedies Lewis (Author), Saul Becker (Author), Valentina Hlebec (Author), Maja Mrzel (Author)

Abstract

For the first time, this article will provide a cross-national profile of adolescents who provide unpaid care to their ill or disabled family members in six European countries with varied levels of awareness, policy and service provision regarding adolescent young carers. Utilising an online survey, 2,099 adolescent young carers were identified in Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. This article focuses on the impact of unpaid care on their mental health, well-being, physical health and education. Their preferences for informal and formal support were also examined.These groundbreaking findings help promote a ‘rights’ approach to adolescent young carers, which can serve as a critical driver for supportive policy creation on both a country-specific and pan-European level.

Keywords

adolescent young carers;well-being;Italy;Netherlands;Slovenia;Sweden;Switzerland;United Kingdom;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UL FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
UDC: 364-47-053.6(4)
COBISS: 104044291 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2397-8821
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary keywords: Oskrba starostnikov;Negovalci;Najstniki;Duševno zdravje;Socialna psihologija;Evropa;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 6-32
Volume: ǂVol. ǂ7
Issue: ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology: Feb. 2023
DOI: 10.1332/239788222X16455943560342
ID: 14966948