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The first cross-national study of adolescent young carers aged 15–17 in six European countries

Published:2022-04-05 Issue: Volume: Page:1-28
ISSN:2397-8821
Container-title:International Journal of Care and Caring
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Author:

Lewis Feylyn Mercedies¹,Becker Saul²,Parkhouse Thomas³,Joseph Stephen⁴,Hlebec Valentina⁵,Mrzel Maja⁵,Brolin Rosita⁶,Casu Giulia⁷,Boccaletti Licia⁸,Santini Sara⁹,D’Amen Barbara⁹,Socci Marco⁹,Hoefman Renske¹⁰,de Jong Nynke¹¹,Leu Agnes¹²¹³,Phelps Daniel¹⁴,Guggiari Elena¹²,Magnusson Lennart⁶,Hanson Elizabeth⁶

Affiliation:

1. Vanderbilt University, USA

2. University of Cambridge, UK

3. University of Sussex, UK

4. University of Nottingham, UK

5. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

6. Linnaeus University, Sweden

7. University of Bologna, Italy

8. Anziani e non solo Società Cooperativa Sociale, Italy

9. National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing, Italy

10. The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, the Netherlands

11. Vilans, the Netherlands

12. Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland

13. University of Basel, Switzerland

14. University of Winchester, UK

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.

Funder

European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme

Publisher

Bristol University Press

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Health Policy,Sociology and Political Science,Health (social science)

Link

https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/downloadpdf/journals/ijcc/aop/article-10.1332-239788222X16455943560342/article-10.1332-239788222X16455943560342.xml

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