Populations get sick when you remove social protections, defund public health, and underfund primary care.

The sickness crisis in the UK is not caused by doctors issuing too many sickness notes. It's caused by years of harmful political choices.

Starting the weekend right by submitting my thesis 😭

I feel so lucky to have had amazing supervisors Yvonne Kelly Anne McMunn Francesca Solmi and a wonderful cohort of fellow PhDs, now friends Ramota Msc, AFHEA Evie Tabor Katie S Taylor Kristiane Tommerup Luke Kretschmer Ash_aswathikutty 🇮🇳 🇬🇧 She/her..

'These alarming figures show how women are disproportionately shouldering the pressures of caring. This is a long-term trend and it’s high-time action was taken to tackle it.'

Find out more:
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💙Last week we had the exciting opportunity to attend and present at the #IYCC2024
💜While away we got to hear from amazing people and organisations across the globe MYTIME Young Carers, Carers Trust Scotland, Little Dreamers, American Association of Caregiving Youth (AACY), Saul Becker, and Rebecca Lacey to name a few.

‘Our caring role should not define our future goals & aspirations. We should be encouraged to move onto further education or careers we can be proud of.’

Watch our 2023 Media Ambassadors powerful film around transitions & support for the future. bit.ly/47vLBC1

New Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows the brutal health impact of being an unpaid carer, with 25% saying they’re not in good health.

The next government must prioritise long-term funding for social care and ensure unpaid carers can access desperately-needed respite breaks.
carers.org/news-and-media…

In-person training in June ISER, from beginner to advanced:
10-11 June - intro to UKHLS
12 June - linear panel data methods
13 June - using UKHLS child data
14 June - geographical data linkage
14 June - using weights

Booking now open!
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The UK is decades ahead of the US in their support for young carers. I believe every US GAO survey response could be instrumental in making positive policy change.
gaosurvey.gao.gov/jfe/form/SV_cS…

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The time has come to start #ThinkingDifferently about children and young people’s mental health.

We've released our 5-point plan calling for a renewed focus on prevention and early intervention to help close the gap.

Read more in our manifesto: orlo.uk/4MEe1

Along with two brilliant women who have lived experience of care proceedings, we have created an ‘illustration of hope’ for mothers who have their children enter care.

Based on my PhD
Illustration by Traumascapes ®
Collab with Pause
Funding from ubel-dtp UCL Engagement Team

NEW PAPER: Pleased to share the first publication from my PhD. Using data from 3 UK cohorts we examine the association between ACEs & adolescent self-harm & depression.
acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Coming down with quite the bump today after 4th International Young Carers Conference
Cannot stop thinking about those few days in Manchester

Wow... It was truly amazing to spend most of this week at Manchester Metropolitan Uni for the 4th International Young Carers Conference. Brilliant to meet so many passionate and dedicated people and work with incredible young carers from around the world. So powerful, emotive and inspirational.

Andy McGowan 4th International Young Carers Conference Probably the most powerful, emotive and important conference i have been to in 25 years of working in the young carers sector. Thank you to Saul Becker and the young carers specifically as well as everybody else for 'showing up' and 'just being there ' to 'show you care'.

📢JOBS: 2 x Lecturer and 1 x Senior Lecturer.
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2 days, reps from 20 countries, 100 presentations. In the words of Saul Becker ‘Be reactive, be proactive, be creative, be bold. Be the change that young carers need.’ As Andy McGowan said ‘Moments Matter’ #IYCC2024 has been a significant moment. Thank you to all involved.

Anil Patil speaking at #IYCC2024 about the Carers Worldwide model of holistic support for #carers including #YoungCarers which we are implementing with local charity partners across #India #Nepal and #Bangladesh

Wonderful to learn & share at 4th International Young Carers Conference Manchester Metropolitan Uni! Amoy Gordon, Director of AACY's Caregiving Youth Project, pictured w. Saul Becker is a photo we love to see! Moved by all the people, presentations & support for #YoungCarers #iycc2024 #CaregivingYouth #KidsAreCaregiversToo

Wow 4th International Young Carers Conference was incredible! The BEST conference I have ever been too (even if I did full on sob 3 times!) 😭 I've never come away from a conference feeling so inspired & driven. Thank you to everyone who was involved in organising it & especially to all the incredible YCs.