respondents (See table 7); which reinforces the conclusions from the interviews conducted with professionals and young adult carers. Table 7: Advice and Support Services offered by a Young Adult Carers Service Not at all Not very Important Very Don’t import Important Important Know Advice and Support on - - 3 8 - further & Higher 27.3% 72.7% Education Careers Advice - - 6 5 - 54.5% 45.5% Benefits Advice 1 1 3 6 - 9.1% 9.1% 27.3% 54.5% Advice and Support on - - 3 6 2 Leaving Home 27.3% 54.5% 18.2% One-to-one support - - 8 3 - 72.7% 27.3% Opportunities to - 2 3 6 - socialise with other 18.2% 27.3% 54.5% young adult carers Day trips and Short 1 - 3 7 - breaks 9.1% 27.3% 63.6% Respite Care - 1 2 7 1 9.1% 18.2% 63.6% 9.1% Respondents were asked to state which advice and support services would be the most important for them. There was a diversity of opinion on which would be the most important. Five respondents indicated that benefit and employment advice was the most important whereas three said it was advice on continuing education. Three respondents also indicated that advice on leaving home would be very important, with one adding that there was very little advice and support available for carers: Advice and support on leaving home because it is the age where most people decide to leave home however as a carer I personally find the support is limited because most organisations only deal with teenagers especially who are estranged from their parents. However I have no intention of leaving my caring role even when I have left the family home. Respondents also mentioned meeting other people and socialising, respite and doing activities such as the Prince’s Trust. Finally respondents were asked if they had any other comments. Only two respondents did have any other comments. One stated that young adult carer “a and the other respondent thought it was useful group would be good now I am older” as a source of advice and support: As you get older people assume you should know who to ask for help, or should be able to do things for yourself but if you are caring for someone else, you know what help they can get if you were to go to college don’t
respondents (See table 7); which reinforces the conclusions from the interviews conducted with professionals and young adult carers. Table 7: Advice and Support Services offered by a Young Adult Carers Service Not at all import Not very Important Important Very Important Don’t Know Advice and Support on further & Higher Education - - 3 27.3% 8 72.7% - Careers Advice - - 6 54.5% 5 45.5% - Benefits Advice 1 9.1% 1 9.1% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% - Advice and Support on Leaving Home - - 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 2 18.2% One-to-one support - - 8 72.7% 3 27.3% - Opportunities to socialise with other young adult carers - 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% - Day trips and Short breaks 1 9.1% - 3 27.3% 7 63.6% - Respite Care - 1 9.1% 2 18.2% 7 63.6% 1 9.1% Respondents were asked to state which advice and support services would be the most important for them. There was a diversity of opinion on which would be the most important. Five respondents indicated that benefit and employment advice was the most important whereas three said it was advice on continuing education. Three respondents also indicated that advice on leaving home would be very important, with one adding that there was very little advice and support available for carers: Advice and support on leaving home because it is the age where most people decide to leave home however as a carer I personally find the support is limited because most organisations only deal with teenagers especially who are estranged from their parents. However I have no intention of leaving my caring role even when I have left the family home. Respondents also mentioned meeting other people and socialising, respite and doing activities such as the Prince’s Trust. Finally respondents were asked if they had any other comments. Only two respondents did have any other comments. One stated that “a young adult carer group would be good now I am older” and the other respondent thought it was useful as a source of advice and support: As you get older people assume you should know who to ask for help, or should be able to do things for yourself but if you are caring for someone else, you don’t know what help they can get if you were to go to college