E926 CMAJ| JULY 17, 2017| VOLUME 189| ISSUE 28 the documentation of more than 1.4
million child caregivers between the ages of 8 and 18 years, dedicated young carer …

In Canada, a growing number of young people (ie, young carers) provide an increasing
level of unpaid care to family member (s) with a chronic illness, disability, mental health or …

Abstract Approximately 1.4 million young carers (aged 8–18) in the United States are
providing multifaceted, extended care to adults with serious illness, in addition to their family …

This paper presents the findings of a study exploring the perspectives of community
agencies in Edmonton, Alberta on issues related to young carers (young people who are …

“Young carers”, or “caregiving youth”, have existed on the fringes of the caregiving literature,
programming and support for decades, beginning the UK in the early 1990's (Leu & Becker …

Ils contribuent à combler les lacunes de la prestation de soins en répondant aux besoins
des familles confrontées à une maladie ou à des blessures, à des problèmes de santé …

Using focus group methodology, this study explored the experiences of young carers from
the perspective of former young carers in Edmonton, Alberta. The study findings reveal that …

This research contributes a first-hand account of the experiences of youth's substantial
unpaid familial caregiving in the context of long-term illness, disability or problems related to …

The term 'young carer'refers to those youth under the age of 25 years who provide
substantial unpaid support to a family member due to factors including, but not limited to …

It is more than 25 years since the critical dialogue on young carers was played out in the
pages of this journal (see Morris and Keith, 1995; Aldridge and Becker, 1996). Since that …