If you are working with a young person with a caring role, please click the below link for further information and for further support

GIRFEC and Young Carers Information – Shetland Islands Council

Young Carers can also apply for a Short Break 'Time to Live' grant or Respitality break - please email carers@shetland.org for more information.

A Toolkit and Resource Pack has been developed to support Young Carers in primary schools. It can be viewed by clicking on the various links below :

• Young Carers Toolkit for Primary Schools
• Section 1 - How to Use this Pack
• Section 2 - About Young Carers
• Section 3 - Young Carers and Barriers to Learning
• Section 4 - Identifying Young Carers
• Section 5 - Supporting Young Carers
• Section 6 - Developing School Policy and Raising Awareness
• Section 7 - Additional Support and Useful Links
• Section 8 - Additional Resources

Carers Trust Scotland have shared a brilliant resource for any health and social care workers on how to support a Young Carer.

Through this line of work, you may meet a Young Carer and, with watching this video, it will give you more facts about Young Carers, helpful hints and some Young Carers own experiences.

Click HERE to watch the 5-minute short video and please feel free to share with colleagues.

This @NHS_Education animation created with @CarersTrustScot @SG_CarersPolicy & Young Carers will help you identify, involve & support Young Carers in your practice

Supporting Young Carers (with Subtitles) on Vimeo