NHK conducted a questionnaire survey of 1,000 people concerned and local governments nationwide regarding support for "young carers," children who are responsible for family care and care.
Among them, 73% of the respondents answered "I have never consulted" or "I have not consulted much" about long-term care and care. I can see the actual situation.
In the party questionnaire
NHK conducted a questionnaire to 1,000 young carer parties through "LINE".
<Consultation experience>
When asked if they had consulted with someone about family care and care, 73% of the respondents answered that they had never consulted or did not consult much. I did.
<Reason for not consulting>
When asked about the reason in multiple answers,
▽ "It is meaningless to consult" was the most common 29%,
followed by
▽ "It is difficult to consult with others"
▽ "There is no need to consult" I thought. "
<Support / support
actually used> Regarding the support / support actually used,
▽ "Nothing in particular" accounted for 70%, and the
reason why sufficient support / support was not received
▽ "What kind of support is available?" "I don't know," was 45%, and "I don't know
where to consult" was 38%.
<Free description>
An urgent voice was spelled out in the free description column of the questionnaire.
▽
"There was no one to talk to, and I thought my parents would get angry if I
talked to them."
I couldn't go to school as I expected, and it was hard for me both physically and mentally. "
▽" I couldn't go on to school because of long-term care and financial problems. "
In the municipal questionnaire
<Difficulty of support>
On the other hand, when NHK asked 155 local governments nationwide to select up to three options for "difficulty of support",
▽ "family refuses or does not ask for support" is the most common. 77%,
followed by
▽ "The person refuses or does not ask for support" was 76%, and
▽ "Because of the wide range of problems, one department / institution cannot handle it" was 50%.
Expert "First of all, to be close to the children"
Professor Yoshie Hamashima of Osaka Dental University, who conducts research and research on young carers, said, "There is a feeling in Japanese society that it is still commonplace to take care of a family with a family. Why is it rejected? It is also important to get information from helpers and social workers with whom we have a relationship, and to search for it. " , It will be possible to have people talk immediately when it gets tough, and we will be able to support them little by little from an early stage. First of all, I want you to start by listening carefully and hard to be close to the children. " Did.
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