| Description |
xii, 117 pages ; 30 cm |
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Social policy research paper / Dept. of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, 1833-4369 ; no. 38 |
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Social policy research paper (Australia. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) ; no. 38
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Literature review and overview of the issues -- 3. Quantitative analysis: characteristics of identified and potential young carers in Australia -- 4. Qualitative analysis: focus groups with young carers -- 5. Qualitative analysis - focus groups with policy makers and service providers -- 6. Conclusions |
| Summary |
Young carers are children and young adults who have informal caring responsibilities for other people, usually family members who have a chronic illness, physical or mental disability. This report examines the impact of caring on young carers and the implications for policy development. The first section is a literature review of Australian, British and American research, followed by a qualitative analysis of data on carer characteristics, using the Australian Census of Population and Housing (2006), the Survey of Disability Ageing and Carers (2003), and the HILDA Survey (2005). The report also presents findings from focus groups with 65 young carers, on the benefits and costs of caring and their support needs, as well as focus groups with policy makers and service providers |
| Notes |
Authors: Bettina Cass, Ciara Smyth, Trish Hill, Megan Blaxland, Myra Hamilton |
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"undertaken by the Social Policy Research Centre for the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs."--P. vi |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-117) |
| Notes |
Also available in PDF and HTML versions via the internet |
| Subject |
Child carergivers
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Child carergivers -- Australia -- Attitudes
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| Author |
Cass, Bettina.
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Smyth, Ciara.
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Hill, Trish (Patricia)
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Blaxland, Megan
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Hamilton, Myra.
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Australia. Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
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University of New South Wales. Social Policy Research Centre.
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| ISBN |
9781921647017 |
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