#carers — Public Fediverse posts

Could this radical idea transform social care in the UK? | Letters
By Guardian Staff

Readers respond to Paul Sagar’s article suggesting a ‘Care First’ year for students in exchange for 50% off university fees

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/04/could-this-radical-idea-transform-social-care-in-the-uk

#Socialcare #Society #AndyBurnham #Politics #Welfare #Carers #UKnews #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

Additional grandparenting admin accomplished in the last 10 days...

Organised initial appointments for the wee one for:
OT
Speechie
ADHD/Autism

Teams meetings with:
OT
Kinship assessment

Phoned Centrelink:
Child Care Subsidy has the 3yo attending primary school??? (different rate) - now fixed

Emailing CYF multiple times to keep them updated as required

#Grandparenting #Admin #Carers

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

Mother slams Peppa Pig World for axing free entry scheme | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/24899245.mother-slams-peppa-pig-world-axing-free-entry-scheme/

#PeppaPig
#PeppaPigWorld
#PaultonsPark
#Disabled
#Disabilities
#Disability
#Carers

Wildlife dying by the roadside for days...
Native wildlife rescue should be on par in urgency with a triple-0 call.
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-10/wildlife-victoria-rescue-groups-carers-animals-surfcoast-sunbury/104867536
#RoadTrauma #wildlife #roads #cars #Bellingen #GlenifferRoad #WildlifeRescue #volunteers #rescuers #carers #governance #biodiversity

Obituary for Stumpy the Kombu resident blue tongue lizard squashed by SUVs as Church St. is allowed to turn into yet another car park in Bellingen

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

'Ministers are clawing back more than £250m from #UnpaidCarers over #BenefitInfringements that occurred largely as a result of #GovernmentFailures'

'...a successions of ministers have failed to fix the problem, leaving tens of thousands of unpaid carers – who save the UK £160bn a year and help prop up #NHS and #SocialCare services – in financial hardship while they repay the debt'
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/ministers-clawing-back-251m-carers-dwp-allowance-failures
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryFailure #ToryInhumanity #Carers

I'm feeling very lucky at the moment. My instance @mastodon.au have increased us to 2000 characters.

I believe every group of living beings should have a collective noun.

Please add your thoughts as they occur and see if you can assist my #gofundme

My first thoughts are:
A #riot of #environmental #activists.
A #shitfight of #politicians.
A #vadge of female #mining #magnates.
A #destruction of #coal #miners
A #cacaphony of mall #shoppers.
A #misery of #wildlife #carers.
A #fuckup of #farmers
A #quietly of #librarians
A #fuckyou of #police #officers
A #murder of #Adelaide #Crows #Fans

Give a chance to #Australia's #kangaroos before our #environmentally #destructive #fharmers and/or #farmers kill them all.

#KangaroosOfMastodon
https://gofund.me/b3f006c4

Take a listen to @SteveBiermanMD (#SteveBiermanMD) discuss his work/thoughts on #NLP/#Hypnosis for #Healers & #Carers along with #questions from the #audience. https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxBH4KVi44lIzLFOwVrNQHaJOoQKAiR8Zf
#Health #Medical #wellness #wellbeing #stateofmind #mentalhealth #psychology #consciousness

Happy Christmas one and all #nhs #socialcare #socialworkers #nurses #drs #porters #healthcareassistants #cleaners #paramedics #carers #domcare