Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population

Fives, Allyn; Kennan, Danielle; Canavan, John; Brady, Bernadine; Cairns, David

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“…Recent estimates suggest there are around 7,678 young carers aged between 15 and 17 years in Ireland ( Care Alliance Ireland, 2019 ). It is challenging to calculate the exact numbers due to the invisible nature of their role that can exist due to stigmatisation ( Fives et al, 2010 ) and fear of authoritative intrusion ( Rutherford et al, 2013 ). A lack of self-identification can also result in the invisible nature of their role.…”

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“…In 2008, the Irish Government Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs initiated a review of young carers. A research study entitled ‘ Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population ’ was conducted by Fives et al (2010) , who interviewed 26 young carers from around Ireland and 30 health professionals including managers, policy staff and front-line personnel who work with young carers. The study found that there was little awareness of young carers who can ‘hide’ out of fear, and that the impact of caring can be negative when formal and informal supports are weak.…”

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“…The study found that there was little awareness of young carers who can ‘hide’ out of fear, and that the impact of caring can be negative when formal and informal supports are weak. The study by Fives et al (2010) was the first national qualitative study of young carers, and since then, there has been no further government-directed research undertaken. With increasing recognition and lobbying on the importance of family carers, the National Carers’ Strategy (2012) was developed and recommended to “support children and young people with caring responsibilities and protect them from adverse impacts of caring” ( DOH, 2012 , pg.14).…”

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An exploration of young carers’ experiences in school and their perceptions regarding their future career - a scoping review protocol

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Lafferty³

2020

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Background: Young carers are individuals under 18 years who care for a relative with an illness, disability, a mental health issue or addiction. Across the world, it is challenging to calculate the exact numbers due to the invisible nature of their role that can exist due to stigmatisation and fear of authoritative intrusion. As young carers reach 16 years and over, future career prospects become more significant. Young carers are more likely than their peers not to be in education, employment, or training and are more likely to do poorly at school or college than their non-caregiving peers due to the demands of caring. Recognising that positive engagement at school is a vital correlate of positive employment outcomes, young carers are at risk as their caring role can limit the range of employment opportunities open to them. This paper outlines the protocol for a robust synthesis of the literature surrounding young carers and their career perceptions. The scoping review will address the research question ‘What is known from the literature about young carers in school and their career perceptions?’ The overall aim of this paper is to present a protocol for the scoping review to map the key concepts, types of evidence, and gaps in research related to young carers in school and their future careers. Methods: The review will follow Arksey and O’Malley (2005) and Levac et al.’s, (2010) Scoping Review Framework. The steps involved include: (1) research question identification; (2) relevant studies identification; (3) selection of studies; (4) data charting; (5) collating, summarising and reporting the results; and (6) stakeholders consultation. Conclusions: The scoping review is an appropriate first step to employ in presenting the literature to inform a larger research study on young carers’ experiences in school and their perceptions regarding their future careers.

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“…However, there is a gap in our knowledge and understanding of the needs of young carers’ families. Efforts to address this knowledge gap are crucial, however, and align with emerging worldwide recommendations to focus on both, care providers and care recipients within the family system (Cass et al., ; Fives, Kennan, Canavan, Brady, & Cairns, ; Frank & McLarnon, ; Schlarmann, Metzing‐Blau, & Schnepp, ). In theory, this family‐centred focus aims to reduce the level of children and young people's involvement in caring and ultimately prevent underage children from assuming a substantial amount of caring responsibility (Clewett, Slowley, & Glover, ; Frank, ).…”

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Being we and being me: Exploring the needs of Austrian families with caring children

Nagl‐Cupal

Hauprich

2018

Health Soc Care Community

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Children and adolescents with caring responsibilities are an uncontested reality in our society. Most are hidden from public view, and they perform a broad range of caring activities for chronically ill or disabled family members. The research literature has accumulated a comprehensive body of knowledge about young carers' personal needs. However, knowledge and understanding are limited regarding the needs of young carers' families. This knowledge can contribute to preventing children and adolescents from assuming inappropriate caring roles. A qualitative research approach was used to investigate the needs of young carers' families in terms of managing daily caring demands. Nine family interviews were conducted with 34 individuals including 15 young carers during spring/summer 2015 in eastern Austria. Open and axial coding procedures and constant comparison method were used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that young carers' families need to live in accordance with their inherent family logic. Family logic is generated and maintained via (i) family reciprocity that involves the natural help within the family, (ii) individual developmental space that allows family members to be perceived and act as individuals and (iii) network cooperation that offers formal and informal support and recognition from society in general. The findings contribute to understanding how families with caring children manage the caring demands of their everyday lives. The findings also indicate that formal support for families with young carers should consider the individuality of caring arrangements with respect to the holistic and personal needs and avoid stigmatising families that integrate children into caring.

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“…However, in developed countries, there are policies and programmes in favour of the care taker and the person cared for. In the United Kingdom for instance, a number of legislations are in place, including Carers Recognition and Services Act 1995, Carers andDisabled Children Act 2001, andCarers Equal Opportunities Act (Fives;Kennan;Canavan;Brady, and Cairns, 2010). In the USA, a number of people with disabilities are cared by community-based agencies (Angrosino, 1992).…”

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Causes and Effects of Begging Style Involving Children as Guides in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania: Liability in Basic Education Access

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2017

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This paper explores the causes and effects of a unique begging style involving children as guides in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania. The rationale for Dodoma Municipality to be the study location is that the begging phenomenon using children as guides is rampant. The study sample involved 40 respondents, of whom 6 were young carers of visually impaired adult beggars, 6 visually impaired adult beggars, 6 young carers of visually impaired adult beggars’ family members and 22 influential community members. Purposeful sampling technique was used to obtain these respondents. Data collection methods entailed interviews and observations. Artifacts were also used to portray issues under investigation more vividly. The data were analyzed using content analysis in which themes and sub-themes were determined by organization, reduction and interpretation of the information collected. The study discovered that lack of education, sympathy attraction, lack of proper orientation, laziness and poverty were the major causes for the existence of begging involving children as guides. The study revealed that minor causes include parents’ negligence and alcoholism, Single Parenthood as well as drought and hunger. The begging style using children as guides resulted into notable limited basic education access among these vulnerable children hence a liability and not asset. The study recommends that young carers of visually impaired adult beggars should be enrolled to basic education and revitalize education for self-reliance.

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Study of Young Carers in the Irish Population

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An exploration of young carers’ experiences in school and their perceptions regarding their future career - a scoping review protocol

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Causes and Effects of Begging Style Involving Children as Guides in Dodoma Municipality, Tanzania: Liability in Basic Education Access

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