Moving Through School

In this episode, the Carers NSW Young Carer team discusses young carer support and identification at school and chats with a young carer about his experience caring for his sisters while completing high school. The episode also features a NSW-based school psychologist, who shares her experiences supporting young carers in a school setting. A transcript for this episode is available here.

To download the NSW Government resource ‘Being a Carer, Being a Student and Being a Kid’, visit the NSW Department of Education website.

To request a free 'Young Carer Awareness Training' session at your school or service, please email [e-mail] or phone [phone]. 

For support as a young carer, check out Carer Gateway or call 1800 422 737 to find out what’s available in your local area. Carer Gateway is a national model of carer support, and available to any carer across Australia.

The Carers NSW Young Carer Program can also assist young carers living in NSW find the right support for them. Contact the Young Carer team by calling 02 9280 4744 during business hours, or email [e-mail]. 

Subscribe to the Carers NSW Young Carer Program monthly YC eNews to stay up to date with opportunities and updates from the team, and follow the Carers NSW Young Carer Program on Facebook.

For more information about Carers NSW, please visit the Carers NSW website.

We asked our guest speakers for some helpful supports and services and they suggested:

• Support for school leavers through Your Career: https://www.yourcareer.gov.au/school-leavers-support 
• Resources for siblings through Siblings Australia: https://siblingsaustralia.org.au/siblings/ 
• Some tools and strategies for managing anxiety: https://positivepsychology.com/anxiety-tools/