Yes, 8-Year-Old Caregivers Exist
About 1.4 million children ages 8 to 18 are caregivers in the U.S.
U.S. News & World Report
STUDY: Medication administration by caregiving youth: An inside look at how adolescents manage medications for family members
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A Little Bit Of Happy/Kid Caretakers - Announce Brand Change to Include 'Kids Are Caregivers Too' - evolving Social Media Identity With More Descriptive Name
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McLean Patch
Featured Press | We were honored to be on this list from our favorite Hometown Publication | Heroes And Givers: McLean People Worth Remembering In 2017 | 'Between first responders reuniting with a girl they saved and child caregivers, we look at the best people stories in McLean from 2017.' By Emily Leayman, Patch Staff
When Kids Are the Caregivers
Motivated by loyalty and love, kids take on oversized roles. Help is available.
U.S. News & World Report
The US needs to support and recognize youth caregivers
The Hill
Kids as Caregivers
Michigan State University
Spotlight on Longfellow MS Students Charlie and A.J. Poole and Their Campaign to Support Youth Caregivers
FCPS News Spotlight
The Hidden Population of Caregiving Youth in Our Schools
Psychology Benefits Society | APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, BENEFITING SOCIETY
Young caregivers need support as numbers grow, University of Waterloo researcher says Young caregivers miss out on sports, school, social life and stress of role may make them sick too
CBC NEWS | Thunder Bay
McLean Boys Raise Awareness About Young Caregivers
By Emily Leayman Patch Publications
Children Who Give Care are Overlooked
Catholic Health Association of the United States
With love and fear, Alzheimer's youngest caregivers watch over parents
CNN
Children as Caregivers - by LeAne Austin, RN
Today's Caregiver
Forced To Grow Up Too Fast, Canada's Young Caregivers Face Trauma
HUFFPOST | By Craig and Marc Kielburger
Help for a 'hidden population' of caregiving kids
CNN
Shining the Spotlight on Kids Who Care
Brainline.org
Young Caregivers in the U.S | The Official Study Results 2005
The National Alliance for Caregiving
Helping Children Understand Alzheimer's Disease
National Institute on Aging
The Impact Caretaking Has On Children
UWM Today
ABC News Children Caregivers Face Difficult Challenges
ABC News
When Kids Are the Caregivers
U.S. News & World Report
A voice for America's caregiving kids
CNN
Supporting Children Who Serve as Caregivers
The New York Times
Invisible caregivers More than a million children and adolescents are caring for family members. What are the consequences for their development?
American Psychological Association
Kids and Caregiving: How Much Should They Really Do?
Parent Society
Kids As Caregivers Face Special Challenges
NPR
Caregiving Kids May Be at Risk
Psych Central
How Caring for Parents Affects Your Children
AARP
Shining a Light on Young Caregivers
Aging Today
Minnesota's invisible caregivers: A growing army of children take care of family members in need
Minnesota Star Tribune
Youthful Faces of Caregiving – Children Spend 2.5+ Hours a Day Helping
The Caregiver's Journal
Children here experience parental loss at higher rate than national average
Cincinnati Enquirer - Opioid Epidemic - "The epidemic's toll is hard to measure, but these numbers have to be considered every time you hear an ambulance passing or see one parked in the street," said Sharib. "Just about every time you see that, there are children involved.