@misc{Maclean_C-2021_43882,
title = {Young, Caring and Struggling to Make Ends Meet: The Worsening Economic Circumstances of Scotland's Young Carers},
author = {Maclean, C. and Hay, N.},
month = {jun},
year = {2021},
abstract = {This research focuses on exploring, in the context of the 2020/21 Covid-19 pandemic, the economic circumstances of young carers in Scotland. A young carer is a child under the age of 18 years who provides regular care and support to a family member with a long-term physical or mental health condition or addiction. The Scottish Government estimates that 7% of young people in Scotland are young carers (Scottish Government, 2017).},
journal = {UWS-Oxfam Partnership},
publisher = {UWS-Oxfam Partnership},
url = {https://publichealthscotland.scot/id/43882},
}
