“Recognising Your Orbit”: A tool made for young people, by young carers

11 August 2026

“Recognising Your Orbit” was co-created between the Advocate working group from Satellite’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and Satellite staff in 2026. This aim of this group is to advocate for young people with caring responsibilities, by highlighting the intersection of barriers these young people may face, as well as their loved ones with mental health challenges face.

The primary aims of this zine are to:

• Support young people to self-identify as a young person with caring responsibilities.
• To support young people in understanding that it is not selfish to recognise your own needs and to give practical steps on how to look after yourself throughout the process.

While the intended audience of this zine is for young people aged 16 years and older, who have caring responsibilities, the content is equally relevant for friends, family and supporters of those in mind.

If you have the opportunity to share the zine with young people in your orbit, we’d love to hear from you.

We even have the option of providing you with a fun, small, interactive, portable Zine Machine, which can be hosted in community spaces, workplaces, or be used at special events. Please reach out to [email protected] for more information.

If this zine raises questions for you, we have listed some supports on page 6 of the zine: