This blog post has been corrected and updated

Young Carers Awareness Day is taking place on 28th January this year.

Many of us act as caregivers to children and adults with both acute and chronic medical conditions.

But we often forget that the burden of providing unpaid care falls on the shoulders of young people under the age of 18. Indeed there are 700,000 alone in the UK according to Carers Trust the British leading caregiver organization.

So you can see why we are asking for your support for Young Carers Awareness Day. Indeed they are running a social media campaign so you can spread the news that Young Carers Awareness Day is taking place on 28th Jan by signing up to the Thunderclap here. Please also can you share the Carers Trust poster below.