Thursday 21 November 2024
This November, we are raising awareness for Carers Rights Day 2024. Carers Rights Day is a UK-wide opportunity, and the theme this year is ‘Recognising Your Rights’.
People who support someone else: a loved one, friend, family member, or neighbour for example, have important rights in Wales. These people are sometimes called ‘Carers’ or ‘Unpaid Carers’.
The 2021 Census told us there are at least 310,000 Carers in Wales (estimated at 683,000 carers identified during COVID via Carers Wales report)
Children and young people who care, sometimes called ‘Young Carers’ or ‘Young Adult Carers’, also have specific rights. These come from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child:
The right to learn and have an education
The right to meet with friends and enjoy groups and clubs
The right to relax and play
The right to privacy
The right to say what you think should happen and be listened to
We would like to invite individuals, Schools, health bodies and Local Councils to sign up to the Young Carers Covenant and seek to commit to a fair future for all Young Carers this Carers Rights Day.
As we head into another winter, we want everyone who is supporting someone else to know that there is support there for you too. There are lots of local organisations who can support with energy costs, food, advice, and friendships.
Please feel free to get in touch with Credu for a warm welcome, information, and space to be heard, if any of these things mentioned affect you. Credu supports Young Carers aged 18 and under in Wrexham, Conwy & Denbighshire in a range of different ways to suit individual needs through their project WCD Young Carers.
Credu WCD Young Carers
01597 823800
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