Whatever it is, we are here to support you in how you care for yourself. You’re the expert.

Yucan is a youth and lived experience-led organisation in East London that supports young carers and youth with ongoing responsibilities with well-being school programmes, 1:1 mentoring, care packages and respite opportunities.

We also facilitate workshops and assemblies centred on Young Carers awareness for primary and secondary schools.

  • Young Carer Awareness Assemblies

    It is very important for our teachers, youth workers and families to be aware of young carers and better ways of identifying and supporting them in our communities. At Yucan we facilitate assemblies and classroom discussions on young carer awareness.

  • Yucan Mentor

    Yucan Mentor is the new mentoring programme we offer our beneficiaries who may struggle with isolation, social anxiety and school attendance. We support young carers through 1:1 befriending and coaching on confidence and self-development.

  • Workshops

    At Yucan we have developed workshops specialised in addressing the wellbeing needs of young carers, this includes confidence-building activities, creative poetry, music and creative arts and much more!

Need Urgent Help?

If you are struggling to cope please use one of the helpline services below. If you feel as though you or someone else is at risk of immediate harm, please call 999 immediately.

 

Action For Children

Action for Children has a specialist service that supports young carers with coping methods for supporting loved ones with illnesses and conditions. They also have an anonymous and confidential text service called Sidekick for young carers aged 13-16. Their friendly team will reply within 24 hours.

Contact Number: 0300 123 2112 Sidekick Contact Number: 07888 868 059*

 

The Children’s Society

The Children’s Society provides specialist support that empowers young people to make positive changes and rediscover their hope. You contact them from 9 am - 5 pm Mon-Fri.

Contact Number: 01962 711511

ChildLine

If you’re under 19, you can confidentially call, chat online or email about any problem, big or small. You can sign up for their free Childline locker (real name or email address not needed) to use their 1-2-1 counsellor chat and email support service. They are open 24/7.

Contact Number: 0800 1111

 

Young Minds

Young Minds is the UK's leading charity fighting for children and young people's mental health. They support all young people get the mental health support they need, when they need it, no matter what. If you are a young person struggling to cope, they have a 24/7 text line.

Text YM to: 85258