CMDP is supporting the Young Carers Team which aims to support children and young people who care for a member of their family who has a physical or mental health support need, substance misuse issue or sensory or learning disability. The Team supports children & young people whose social, emotional or educational development is negatively affected by their caring role.
The team has two main aims: to reduce the actual caring role and/or reduce the impact of the caring role. They aim to improve the support provided to the family in order to reduce the reliance on children as carers and provide activities and run groups, to enable young carers to have a break, get information they need, make friends and build their confidence.