Tensions have been highlighted, particularly in disability rights research and activism
discourses, between the demands of the academy, the needs of vulnerable research …

This article provides the first cross-national review and synthesis of available statistical and
research evidence from three developed countries, the UK, Australia and the USA, and from …

The type, range and quality of support received by parents on the CPA 101 Voluntary-aided
young carers projects–on shifting financial sands 103 Consistency and continuity of care …

This research provides a three‐way perspective on the experiences and needs of children
who are living with and caring for parents with severe and enduring mental illness. The …

Many children under the age of 18 are drawn into unpaid caring roles because they live in
families where there is chronic illness, mental health problems or substance misuse, and …

There is now a considerable body of research which shows that when children undertake
significant care work within the home, and where they and their families lack appropriate …

Objective: To investigate the psychosocial impact of young caregiving by empirically
validating prominent qualitative themes. This was achieved through developing an inventory …

Care giving has become a high-profile issue in policy and practice, yet much of the literature
conceives it as burdensome or even oppressive. Drawing extensively on real-life examples …

Recent work on biographical disruption has emphasised the critical importance of timing
and context to the understanding of the effects of illness on identity. This paper takes a …

A common theme in the literature on care-giving is the issue of 'hidden'carers, that is, people
who undertake caring roles and responsibilities, yet do not identify themselves as carers …