Young carers

Young carers are children and young people who care for an adult, for example, a sick or disabled parent or sibling.

This means you probably have serious caring responsibilities at home. You may be doing housework, cooking and shopping for your family. You may need to bathe siblings or parents. But you also need to attend school, perhaps with a lack of understanding from schoolmates.

If this describes some of the things you have to do, and you are aged between 5 and 18, contact the NCH Haringey Young Carers Project.

The project offers:

• someone to listen to you
• advice and support
• the chance to meet other young carers
• trips and activities
• people who are trained to act on your behalf
• help with money
• guidance on what to do in an emergency
• information about how to cope with illness and disability
• the opportunity to discuss your needs and what support you might need.

Where to find us:

NCH Haringey Young Carers Project
113 Crouch Hill
London N8 9QN

Phone: 020 8348 4660
Fax: 020 8348 4660

We are open from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm. We organise group activities from 4.30pm to 7pm.

Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• Childline: free 24-hour helpline for children and young people. Phone 0800 1111 for confidential counselling
• Carers Information: click on Carers Profiles to find information that may be useful to you
• Samaritans: 24-hour confidential telephone service for anyone in despair. Phone 08457 90 90 90
• Carers UK (formerly Carers National Association)
• RD4U: for children and young people who have lost someone close to them
• Children's society - help and support for young carers

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