Text-Based Caregiver Support

Goal 3 State Plan
State Plan: Goal 3, Objective 1

 

 

 

 

Project Status:  Active

 

Grantee:  Parent to Parent

Funding Amount:  $200,000 per year

Grant period: 10/2017 - 9/2020

 

WHY IS THIS NEEDED?
Literature shows that caregivers have limited access to socialization opportunities, information on how to cope with stress, and how to care for themselves while caring for others.

 

HOW WILL THIS PROJECT HELP?
The grantee will develop and implement a web and text-based caregiver support system, to assist caregivers with reducing stress and learning to cope more effectively with stressful situations.