Young Carers Program
  • Home
  • Young Carer?
  • Who we are
  • What we do
    • Young Carers Hidden Project
    • FAQ
    • Resources
  • Be a member
  • Contact Us
    • Volunteer
  • YCP Blog

In the Media

Article in Yonge Street, a weekly online magazine, February 20, 2013
Yonge Interviews: Vasiliki Bednar and Young Carers

CBC RADIO OTTAWA MORNING Feb 11, 2013
A former "young carer" in Ottawa shares her story as a 12-year-old, Amanda Mayer wasn't qualified to take care of her grandparents

Presentation, dialogue, and release of Action Canada Report in Ottawa, February 8, 2013
Who Cares About Young Carers? Raising Awareness for an Invisible Population

Beyond the Headlines, CIUT 89.5 FM, current affairs talk radio show in Toronto,  December 13, 2012
Disability and Questions About Care and Support: Interview with Alexandra Kuperman, Teenage Caregiving in Canada and 2012-2013 Action Canada Fellow

Article in the Vancouver Sun, December 6, 2012 
Invisible caregivers shoulder the burden: One in 10 youth provide primary care for family members: UBC , study

Article in The Tyee, December 4, 2012
Who Takes Care of 'Youth Caregivers'?

Article in CNN, December 2012
2012 Heroes- This years heroes: CNN Hero's recognized Connie Siskowski and her young carers group in Florida 

Article in the Toronto Star, October 14, 2012
Creating programs for kids with mentally ill parents

Article in WEGO health Portal, a "health activist" website, September 10, 2012
Interviewing Caregivers: Kim of Young Carers Canada  

Article in the Toronto Star, July 4, 2012
Young carers looking after ailing parents are often overlooked and need support

The RAP video "Lucky" produced in collaboration with the Vanier Institute of the Family and Elder Caring - The CareGiver Project, July 3, 2012

A study released from the Vanier Institute of the Family, July 3, 2012 
Young Carers in Canada- The Hidden Costs and Benefits of Young Caregiving

Publication: Journal of Relational Child and Youth Care Practice Volume 25 Number 2 / p. 61-65, Summer 2012
Young Carers’ Movement in Toronto

Article in the Family Caregiver, March 2011 
Young carer movement is on the rise 

Article in the Toronto Star, December 4, 2009 
Teenagers who care for ailing relatives are `invisible population'

Article in The New York Times: Health Series, February 22, 2009
In Turnabout, Children Take Caregiver Role
Privacy | Contact Webmaster                                                                   The Young Carers Program  Contact: 120 Eglinton Ave. E., Suite 500,  ON M4P 1E2, (416) 559-7849