Our Favorite Resources for

• Offers information on public policy and research for caregivers, advice, a navigator to help find resources and services in your area, as well as discussion groups.
  Family Caregiver Alliance

• Designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills, and information they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one.
  Family Caregiving 101

• Dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
  National Alliance for Caregiving

More Resources

Several organizations offer support specifically for family caregivers. Support programs and services include counseling, educational publications and classes, support groups, online forums, and programs designed to address the special needs of spouse caregivers. 

 

 

CancerCare’s Caregiver Support Services
http://www.cancercare.org/get_help/special_progs/caregivers.php

Cancervive’s caregiver section
http://www.cancervive.org/education.html

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s “Help for Caregivers, Families & Friends”
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/18092.cfm

National Cancer Institute’s “When Someone You Love Is Being Treated for Cancer”
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/when-someone-you-love-is-treated

Strength for Caring
www.strengthforcaring.com (site is owned by Johnson & Johnson)

The Wellness Community
www.thewellnesscommunity.org

Well Spouse Association
www.wellspouse.org 

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