The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
The ACA Transitions project provides emotional support and individualised services for Young Adult Carers to help them access: Further education, Employment and training opportunities, Benefits, Support for their family, Social opportunities and respite.
Young Adult Carers may feel isolated from their peers, feel financially disadvantaged and miss out on age appropriate social activities. They may have missed out on gaining qualifications and struggle with accessing further and higher education, or employment. They may have low self-esteem and find decision-making difficult.
If you understand your emotions, you don’t need to let your feelings rule you. You can trust your intuition and not let your emotions get out of control.
Self-awareness: you recognise your own emotions and how they affect your thoughts and behaviour, know your strengths and weaknesses, and have self-confidence.
In the UK, 244,000 people under 19 are carers, caring for their parents, siblings and family members. In England, 1 in 12 young carers spend more than 15 hours a week looking after a parent or sibling, and 1 in 20 misses school.
Young Adult Carers (16-24) provide care to family members who have a long term illness/disability. This includes both chronic and terminal illness, physical disability which impairs day to day life, learning difficulties, mental health problems, drug/alcohol dependency and autistic spectrum disorders.
“You can’t always wait for the perfect moment. Sometimes you must let go and dare to do it because life is too short to wonder what could have been.” – Marc & Angel Chernoff
Don’t let others convince you that you aren’t strong enough and smart enough. You are. Surround yourself with people who help strengthen you – those who see greatness in you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.
Emotional intelligence consists of four attributes: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management.
Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathise with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict.