One in 10 Aussie kids care for someone with a disability or drug dependence – they need help at school
- Written by Myra Hamilton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy, UNSW
Thousands of children and young people provide substantial unpaid care to a family member with a disability, chronic or mental illness, dependence on alcohol or other drugs, or frailty due to old age. Jesús Rodríguez/Unsplash, CC BY-SAChildren who care for a family member with a disability, mental illness or dependence on alcohol or...




