10.4225/03/5930bc3dea7f3 Huddleston, Maria Maria Huddleston West, Deborah Deborah West The hidden young face of care Monash University 2017 Health and wellbeing Human service system Practitioners journal article 1959.1/520887 Young carers monash:80061 2017-06-02 01:15:40 Journal contribution https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/The_hidden_young_face_of_care/5063476 Young people who provide unpaid care to someone with an illness or disability in their households can remain unrecognised by practitioners within the health and social care system as the focus is usually on the presenting individual or those who require care. Practitioners working in the health and social care system should have knowledge and awareness of who young carers are and their circumstances. This article seeks to raise the profile of young carers so that practitioners are able to recognise and provide holistic care to the family and provide resource and support opportunities for young people who provide care.