Northamptonshire Young Carers Association
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About Northamptonshire Young Carers Service
A young carer is aged between 5yrs-17yrs. A young adult carer is aged between 18yrs-25yrs. They take on responsibility for helping to look after someone (usually a family member) who has a long-term illness or disability. This could include a physical disability, learning disability, mental health problem or substance misuse issue.