We understand the emotional weight young carers carry and work in collaboration with others.

Resources

Support Us

For those seeking for more support and additional help, please see the organisations and contact details below. As ever we will always try and point you in the right direction for further support if in the event we can’t do it ourselves. Remember to always seek professional help in times of urgent need please speak to your GP or call 999 in an emergency.

For teenage young carers:

Kooth – Mini-activities to boost your wellbeing

The Mix – Join for support, stay for community

For mental health:

Young Minds – You are not alone

Oxfordshire Mind – Oxfordshire Mind | Your Local Mental Health Charity

SHOUT – Free, 24/7 mental health text support in the UK | Shout 85258

SAMARITANS – Every life lost to suicide is a tragedy

For Families & Sibling Young Carers:

Sibs – Parents – supporting your sibling child

Sense – Support for young carers and siblings of disabled people

KEEN UK – A unique community that changes lives

Carers Trust – Transforming the lives of unpaid carers.

Carers UK – We’re here to make life better for carers

HoneyPot – UK Children’s Charity

Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum (OxPCF) – A Voice for Parent Carers in Oxfordshire

Over 18 Young Adult Carers Support

Carers Oxfordshire – dedicated to helping carers in Oxfordshire

LGBTQ+ Support

MindOut – Mental health service run by and for LGBTQ people

UK Black Pride – Celebrating Black LGBTQI+ and QTIPOC culture

Mindline Trans + – A confidential emotional, mental health support helpline

The Beaumont Society – Transgender support group

Trans Unite – Find a Transgender Support Group Near You

Mermaids UK – Supporting trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children, young people and their families

Gendered Intelligence – Expanding understandings of gender to improve trans lives.

Safeguarding Policy

Application Forms

Volunteer Application Form

Befriender Application Form

“How incredibly easy and supportive you are as a charity! We are very grateful in a world where most systems are so tricky for parents/families and schools to access. To know you will be there to support M has brought warmth and comfort to all of us involved in supporting M.” – Sutton Courtenay Primary School

Download Schools Toolkit

Supporting Oxfordshire’s Schools

Be Free YC supports young carers both outside school hours and within schools. We help schools set up young carer clubs, deliver assemblies, and provide toolkits and videos to help staff and students identify, understand, and support young carers.

As Oxfordshire’s only specialist young carers charity, we’ve created a dedicated school toolkit to prepare for this vital change. It includes a private YouTube assembly video to spark classroom conversations, plus printable posters and resources to raise awareness and signpost young carers to the support they need.

With an estimated two students in every Oxfordshire classroom caring for loved ones at home, we help schools break down stigma barriers, improve attendance and support the difficult daily challenges Young Carers face to enable them to succeed.