Category Archives: family
Carers are often “invisible” despite the fact that their work is difficult
Carers ‘need to look after themselves too’
Healthcare News
14/09/2011
One expert has warned that the deteriorating health of a carer could negatively impact on the individual they are looking after.
Family carers who look after their relatives so they do not have to find a care home should remember to take care of themselves, according to one author.
Rosie Staal, author of What Shall We Do With Mother? How to Manage When Your Elderly Parent is Dependent On You, said that if a carer is in bad health, this can have a negative impact on the individual they are looking after.
Can mental health be improved by a sense of community?
Can a sense of community help with mental health?
By Liz Lockhart
Many recent research studies have touched on the subject of how mental health can be affected by environmental and community issues. Mental Healthy recently reported on one such study which suggested that the better off in society are more distrustful of their neighbours perhaps suggesting a feeling of isolation.
Other studies have looked at how modern technology effects mental health and communication between families and communities. The latest study to attempt to shed light on these issues is mentioned in Science Daily and was carried out by the University of Michigan.
Grandparent carers need help and yet they face cuts in services
Keep families together
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This is the story of Tony and his wife Christine who have been raising Christine’s granddaughter Hollie since birth due to her mother’s drug and alcohol misuse.
The couple have never received any financial support for looking after Hollie apart from child benefit and child tax credit. Despite the very difficult relationship with Hoolie’s mother they receive no support with managing contact.
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