On Pins and Needles: Caregivers of Adults with Mental Illness

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Article Publication Date: 
2/25/2016
Summary: 
The National Alliance for Caregiving, in collaboration with Mental Health America and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, released a report surrounding the topic of caregivers of adults with mental illness. "At least 8.4 million Americans are providing care to an adult with an emotional or mental health issue, and nearly three quarters report that caregiving causes high emotional stress." This report examines the inadequacies the families of individuals with mental illness face in the U.S.
Article Author: 
Greenwald & Associates; with study direction by Lisa Weber-Raley
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Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults; Caregivers
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Programs/Initiatives: 
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
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National Alliance for Caregiving
info@caregiving.org

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/67425