1. Our Work to date on Young Carers Issues
Liam O’Sullivan, Executive Director, Care Alliance Ireland
(Presentation , EPYC Project - Identifying and Supporting Young Carers:
The Carmichael Centre, 12 June 2018
NationalCarersWeek
@CareAllianceIrl

2. Facilitating Collaboration/Joint Conferences
Sectoral Meeting - Jan 2011
Two Joint Conferences
2011 – in collaboration with Crosscare
2012 – In collaboration with Crosscare and Family Carers Ireland

3. Presentations to Annual Government Department Carer Consultation Fora
DSP Annual Carers Forum Feb. 2011
See
DSP Annual Carers Forum Nov. 2012
See

4. Lobbying/Policy Development Initiatives
Disseminate 2004 DFI/Barnardos Research (Based on 2002 Census)
Support calls for Resourcing of Young Carer Support Workers
Interviewed as part of NUI Galway Research
Attempted engagement with School Attendance Service, Foroige,
Successful engagement with NYCI, Geoffrey Shannon and others in preparation for 2011 and 2012 Seminars

5. Support Those Involved in Supporting Young Carers
West Cork Carers –
Other Members of Care Alliance Ireland
MS Ireland
Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland
Crosscare
Dublin Youth Service
Others - Family Carers Ireland
Engagement with Young Carer Awardees WRT supporting National Carers Week
In the form of Phone calls/ Review funding proposals/Share Resources/Connect people up/Share Research on Young Carers

6. Supporting the Creation, Sharing and Dissemination of Resources
Reviewed (and disseminated) (2013) NYCI Booklet for Youth Workers – Chapter 12 Access All Areas - Working with young people with caring responsibilities
See g%20carers.pdf
Dedicated Page to Host Young Carer Resources on our Website
See
Promote dissemination of Videos eg in particular in build up to National Carers Week.
Support dissemination of information on Young Carers Awards and website

7. Referencing Young Carers Research and Issues in Submissions and Reports
Department of Education Review –
Other Submissions
Working with Family Carers Ireland on Review of Annual Carers Strategy Report. See 2016 report
Family Caring in Ireland overview Reports (2010,2013,2015)
See ( Referencing Young Carers on Pages 7, NB)
Secured raw data from 2014 HBSC School Survey – that included Young Carers – Figures reported (56,118, 11.3% of yr olds) are a multiple of those reported in Census 2011 (4,228 under 16, 14,205 under 24, ) Use of data ongoing to make the case to support YC’s.
British Irish Council Work(2016) -Inputted into Policy Paper on Young Carers

8. Primary Research Interviews with Third Level Access Officers (2013)
Access, Retention, Support Needs – See
Research Proposal (2013)
“the impact Informal/ Family caring has on Young Adult Carers participation in third level education and their experiences of this.”
Not progressed

9. EU Projects Together for Young Adult Carers (TOYAC)
European Carer organisations
Outputs –
Website –
Booklet for Professionals working with Young Adult Carers (c1,500 circulated nationwide, c2,500 downloads to date See
Comparative Analysis of the Situation of Young Carers in 5 EU Countries
EPYC (Empowering Professionals to support Young Carers)
(Detailed later in separate presentation)
August 2016-July European Carer Organisations
Outputs include – Awareness Raising Resources, Assessment Tools

10. Where to Now?
Facilitate collaboration amongst those who wish to move forward together on this issue?
How will we know there is sufficient interest amongst a range of stakeholders?
What would collaboration look like?
What would a successful outcome look like?