Young Carers
Who is a young adult carer?
A young adult carer is anyone who is aged 16-25, that helps care for a family member, partner or friend who is experiencing a physical or mental health difficulty, has a long-term serious illness or is struggling with alcohol or drug addiction.
Heart of Worcestershire college is keen to support all young adult carers that attend the college who are between the ages of 16-25 to succeed at college and achieve their goals.
What we as a college offer
One to one support with our wellbeing team.
Support within our HOWRU Hubs.
Transition visits to college prior to starting to help you settle and know where to go for support.
Young carers support
Within the college our Wellbeing team support young carers. The Wellbeing team works alongside every student who is known to be a young adult carer within all our campuses. They offer one-to-one support, advice and guidance on external support, transition visits with carers starting the college and onward referrals.
There are approximately 426,700 young adult carers in the UK, all facing different challenges and responsibilities. If you provide regular care and support to a family member, partner, or friend, you can access additional support while studying at Heart of Worcestershire College.
For more information contact our Wellbeing team:
Redditch and Bromsgrove: wellbeingr&b@howcollege.ac.uk
Worcester and Malvern: wellbeingw&m@howcollege.ac.uk
For more support information in Worcestershire please visit:
