Caring Lives: What do young people with caring responsibilities for family members need to thrive?

我的博士研究了为什么照顾不同的儿童和年轻人的影响取决于他们的个人生活。年轻的照顾者的研究集中在那些访问年轻的照顾者项目，由于有大量的责任，我热衷于研究更广泛的年轻照顾者频谱，为了更好地了解积极和消极的影响：我的主要研究结果包括：-年轻照顾者谁觉得在控制自己的角色往往能够管理他们的责任，他们的教育和社会生活。对这种控制的威胁包括过多的责任，不稳定的角色和定期的医疗任务。来自家庭成员、社区和服务的支持可以帮助那些对自己的角色控制能力较弱的年轻照顾者。年轻的照顾者和被照顾者之间的关系尤为重要。与所有年轻的照顾者的研究是至关重要的，以了解可管理的责任和有问题的照顾之间的区别。与更广泛的范围合作也可以提供分层的信息支持，以满足整个集团的需求。目前的青年照料者政策和提高认识活动反映出承担重大责任的青年照料者占少数。反映更广泛群体的政策和信息可以减少年轻照顾者及其家人的耻辱感和隐私。我的奖学金将使我能够发表多篇博士论文，并作为一名混合方法研究员建立良好的记录。我的研究结果有可能影响政策和实践，我将组织一个全国性的年轻护理人员活动，除了向威尔士和更广泛的英国的主要群体介绍和会面。此外，我将访问培训和开发进一步的年轻照顾者研究的资金出价。

My PhD studied why the impacts of caring vary for different children and young people depending on their individual lives. Young carers research has focused on those who access young carer projects due to having substantial responsibilities, and I was keen to study the wider young carer spectrum, in order to better understand the positive and negative effects:My main findings included:- Young carers who feel in control of their roles are often able to manage their responsibilities alongside their education and social lives. Threats to this control include excessive responsibilities, unstable roles and regular medical tasks.- Support from family members, community and services can help young carers who have less control over their roles. The relationship between the young carer and the care receiver is particularly important.- Research with all young carers is vital to understanding the difference between manageable responsibilities and problematic care. Working with the wider spectrum can also informed support that is tiered to meet the needs of the whole group.- Young carer policy and awareness raising currently reflects the minority of young carers with substantial responsibilities. Policy and messaging that is reflective of the wider group can reduce stigma and privacy among young carers and their families.My fellowship will enable me to publish multiple articles from my PhD and to build a track record as a mixed methods researcher. My findings have the potential to affect policy and practice and I will organise a national young carers event, in addition to presenting to and meeting with key groups in Wales and the wider UK. In addition I will access training and develop funding bids for further young carers research.