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National Caregiving Youth Week: Recognizing and Supporting Young Caregivers

The U.S. Congress supports designating National Caregiving Youth Week to raise awareness about children and adolescents under 18 who care for family members. This aims to increase public recognition and encourage support for this often overlooked group, who face challenges in education and mental health.
Key points
Designation of National Caregiving Youth Week (November 13-19) aims to raise awareness about young individuals caring for loved ones.
Emphasizes the urgent need for new research to better understand and support this population, who often lack access to adult caregiver resources.
Support for young caregivers can help them achieve academic and personal success, mitigating risks to their health and education.
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of November 13 through November 19, 2023, as "National Caregiving Youth Week" to raise awareness and encourage national recognition of children and adolescents under 18 years of age who serve as a primary or secondary caregiver for family or household members.
Print number: HCONRES 77
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]
Process start date: 2023-11-17