I’ve spent the past couple of days in York, hanging out with an amazing group of young carers who are putting together a short film aimed at raising awareness of the issues faced by teenagers like them. The group, which ranges in age from 12 to 20, are all living with responsibilities that many adults would struggle with – supporting disabled or ill parents or sibilings often both physically and emotionally. Yet they do it while retaining a sense of fun. It was humbling to work with them and to hear their stories and I’m looking forward to trying to piece together some material which will hopefully secure their campaign some wider coverage.

The numbers in the bottom photo, by the way, represent the number of years that each young person has been caring.