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Around 700,000 young people care for others

It was difficult because nobody else that I knew except for me, my dad and my sister was doing that.

Emily, cares for her mother

In the UK around 700,000 young people care for family members or loved ones - taking on responsibilities normally expected of an adult.

A recent survey by the Carers Trust found around half say they feel stressed. We speak to Emily who started caring for her mum aged 11, and Luen Thompson from the Carers Trust.

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