Who Cares? Young Carer Mobile App Gives Back to Young Carers

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‘WHO CARES?’ YOUNG CARER MOBILE APP GIVES BACK TO YOUNG CARERS

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On 2 October 2015 Minister Ajaka launched theWho Cares?mobile app, developed with and for young carers. The app is one of 16 projects in the NSW Carers Strategy and a joint initiativebetweenFACS, Carers NSW and the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation. Built by InductOnline, the winners of anApps4NSW competition, the Who Cares?app features young carersstoriesthat other young people can identify with, and social media functions to help build community awareness of the unique experiences of young carers and the support they most need.

You can download the Who Cares? app for free via the App store or Google Play.

For more information aboutWho Cares? go to the Carers NSW Young Carer website

Visit the site before 30 October 2015 and you can also go into the draw to win a brand new iphone, kindly donated by Telstra.

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Who Cares? for young carers

A new mobile app has been developed for young carers. It is now available to download for free from the App store or Google Play.

TheWho Cares? app is designed to help young people who have a caring role in their family or for friends, from age12 through to young adults. NSW has over 100,000 young carers in NSW under 25 years, and this app will help to help them to recognise their caring role, and to get some support.

It holds lots of real young carer stories and voices that young people will be able to identify with. It also has information to help professionals working with young people, like teachers and health practitioners to know how to recognise young carers, and importantly how to support them.

Through its social media sharing functions (Twitter, Tumblr and Facebook), the app will help to build awareness about the unique experiences of young carers and what we can all do to support them.

Who Cares? was launched by Minister Ajaka on 2 October 2015 at Western Sydney University. It has been developed by FACS in partnership with Carers NSW and the Department of Finance, Services and Innovation through the Apps4NSW competition. The app is one of 16 projects in the NSW Carers Strategy 2014-19.

To learn more about Who Cares? visit the Carers NSW Young Carer website

Visit the site or download the app before 30 October 2015 and you can also go into a competition to win a new iphone (kindly donated by Telstra).

Or please contact the Carers team in the FACS Participation and Inclusion Directorate, on 02 8753 9337.