FEELING STRESSED AND/OR DEPRESSED?

70% of us have at least one mental-health impact from being a caregiver. When you need it, here are some resources to help bring stress down. Check them out now or bookmark for later.

Resources

  • Getting your Intensity Score takes two minutes and is a quick way to see what's most driving your stress and can connect to things that may help.

  • The Alzheimer's Association provides information to connect you to your local chapter for support groups that connect you to people who who know what you're going through and can give advice, support, and even just a listening ear.

  • The American Heart Association provides resources and tools to help you protect your mental health while you're caring for others, including ways to recognize and avoid caregiver burnout and what to do about it when you're in it.

  • The American Cancer Society provides resources and tips for making sure that you take care of yourself while caring for someone with a cancer diagnosis.

  • The Patient & Caregiver Network is an online-support program that provides connection to other patients and caregivers to help you feel less alone in it all. It also has educational tools and disease management resources that can help you feel informed and lower your overall stress.

  • Free and available 24/7 for ANYONE struggling with their mental health.

    • CALL 800-950-6264 - M-F, 10a-10p ET

  • 988 is a 24/7 hotline for immediate support during a time of need.

  • The Veterans Crisis Line is a 24/7 free and confidential crisis support line. You do not have to be enrolled with VA benefits to connect.

  • The Caregiver Collective is a Facebook group that provides caregiver-to-caregiver support that connects you to people who have been where you are or or going through it, too.

  • The Crisis Text Line is a 24/7 free, confidential hotline to call in order to assess immediate support for your mental health.

  • This article from the Family Caregiver Alliance has really great insights and tips that can help reduce the symptoms of depression related to caring.