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Britain's young carers need a break
video documentary
The Guardian 9 June 2026
There are more than one million young carers in the UK
– with an average age of 12 –
which is the equivalent of two kids in every school class.
Do they feel supported?
In Walthamstow, east London,
we meet a group of carers as they are collected for a rare
night off
that brings a sense of community and a glimpse of fun
for a few hours every few weeks.
It's hosted by Satvinder,
a tenacious council worker
who fights to improve the recognition of young carers in her
borough
and provides them crucial emotional support.
This film is released during Carers Week in the UK,
a campaign that celebrates unpaid carers across the country
and calls for better recognition and support for them.
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljMQCsaPukE
YouTube
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UK
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https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/04/
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/23/
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act of kindness
UK
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/24/
man-who-talked-down-hospital-bomber-says-
would-be-attacker-asked-for-a-cuddle
people dedicated to random acts of kindness
UK
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/dec/04/
its-hard-not-to-get-caught-in-the-act-
meet-the-people-who-help-total-strangers
care for N
UK
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/09/
parents-carer-seriously-ill-children-financial-support-hughs-law
carer UK
https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2026/jun/09/
how-do-you-give-britains-hidden-army-a-break-is-mum-ok-documentary
https://www.theguardian.com/stories-of-care/2026/jun/05/
a-thank-you-to-the-friends-who-supported-me-as-a-carer
USA > NPR podcasts
podcasts > before 2024
USA > kindness
UK, USA
2025
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/
nx-s1-5585162/grief-teenager-kindness
https://www.npr.org/2025/09/02/
nx-s1-5522096/unsung-hero-guidance-counselors-kindness
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/21/
frank-caprio-us-judge-caught-in-providence-dies
2024
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/25/
nx-s1-5233123/kindness-heart-brain-mental-health
2023
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/16/
1176122566/kindness-good-news-caring
2022
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/
1140034322/victims-families-urge-love-kindness-
as-university-of-idaho-campus-mourns
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/
1132820854/als-lou-gehrigs-disease-work-kindness
2021
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/11/
1062100800/amos-mcgee-misses-the-bus-sequel-picture-book
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/
1043938074/an-oklahoma-family-
has-been-named-the-kindest-in-the-country
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/20/
978868116/some-generous-apes-
may-help-explain-the-evolution-of-human-kindness
2020
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/31/
929802669/opinion-kidney-transplant-chain-is-a-touching-act-of-kindness
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/05/11/
848480166/artists-paint-a-portrait-of-a-pandemic
2019
https://www.npr.org/2019/07/05/
731346268/kindness-vs-cruelty-
helping-kids-hear-the-better-angels-of-their-nature
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/09/
721721668/kindness-can-be-taught-heres-how
small kindnesses
USA
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/14/
1198800011/a-comment-shouted-from-a-stranger-in-a-passing-car-
saved-her-life
"I've always depended
on the kindness of strangers"
Tennessee Williams >
Plays > A Streetcar Named Desire > 1947
USA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
A_Streetcar_Named_Desire
https://www.nytimes.com/1947/12/04/
archives/first-night-at-the-theatre.html
https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/24/
archives/at-the-theatre-a-streetcar-named-desire-
at-the-city-center-for-the.html
World Kindness Day
USA
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/11/13/
g-s1-97432/world-kindness-day-kind-compassion-empathy
kind
USA
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/11/13/
g-s1-97432/world-kindness-day-kind-compassion-empathy
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/
1132820854/als-lou-gehrigs-disease-work-kindness
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/
1043938074/an-oklahoma-family-has-been-named-the-kindest-in-the-country
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/14/
934546242/the-life-kit-guide-to-being-kind-to-others-and-to-yourself
caring
USA
https://www.npr.org/2021/12/11/
1062100800/amos-mcgee-misses-the-bus-sequel-picture-book
love
USA
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/30/
1140034322/victims-families-urge-love-kindness-
as-university-of-idaho-campus-mourns
compassionate
UK
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/06/
life-skills-for-a-broken-world-dr-ahona-guha-book-extract
altruism
USA
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/12/26/
nx-s1-5239894/organ-donor-kidney-liver-lung-altruism
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