Monday 20 February 2012

VIDEO: Young carers need more support

There are believed to be around 700,000 young carers in England, many of whom slip under the radar of social and health services.
Imogen is a 16-year-old who cares for her mother in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear.
When she was nine her mother was sectioned and later diagnosed with bi-polar disorder.
Imogen became a carer for her mum, but for years she never told anyone what she calls "her little secret".
The teenager struggled for six years

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