The United States Should Recognize and Support Caregiving Youth. Social Policy Report. Volume 34, Number 2

Autor/inn/en	Armstrong-Carter, Emma; Johnson, Catherine; Belkowitz, Julia; Siskowski, Connie; Olson, Elizabeth
Institution	Society for Research in Child Development
Titel	The United States Should Recognize and Support Caregiving Youth. Social Policy Report. Volume 34, Number 2
Quelle	(2021), (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1075-7031
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; High School Students; Caregivers; Well Being; Health Behavior; National Surveys; Risk; Incidence; Public Policy; Youth Programs; Intervention; Social Support Groups; Nonprofit Organizations; Florida; Youth Risk Behavior Survey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Vorkommen; Öffentliche Ordnung; Jugendsofortprogramm; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Nonprofit-Organisation
Abstract	In the United States, more than 5.4 million children and adolescents under age 18 provide care for family members who are aging or have chronic illness, disability, or other health conditions that require assistance. In this policy report, we describe youth's care for the family, and highlight the increasing prevalence, global challenges, and uneven successes of measurement and categorization. We briefly summarize research on how caregiving affects youth's academic, social, and emotional well-being. Next, we present novel, emerging evidence from the public school-based 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey for the State of Florida, which suggests that as many as 24% of middle school students and 16% of high school students provide at least some care to the family on a regular basis. Drawing on this evidence, we discuss targeted social programs which have been shown to promote the well-being of caregiving youth outside of the United States, as well as a 13-year-old school-based intervention in The School District of Palm Beach County, Florida. We conclude with specific recommendations for a path toward recognizing and supporting caregiving youth via policy and practice in the United States. Our aim is to increase the awareness and feasibility of identifying and supporting caregiving youth and their families via government-organized data collection and targeted social policies. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01