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Background: Across the world, many young people are supplying unpaid, informal care.
There is growing evidence of the impact of this caring role on the lives of young
informal carers, however there has been little quantitative analysis of the mental
health impacts. This research aimed to estimate the effect of informal caring at age
14/15 years on mental health at age 18/19 years.Method: Data was drawn from Waves
5, 6, 8 (2012-2018) of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Effects of caβ¦
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