Caring for Carers
Wed, Jan 29
|Hamilton
A monthly skills based support group designed to help support people who are looking for a safe space to discuss common challanges associated with being care-giver burn out.
Time & Location
Jan 29, 2025, 6:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Hamilton, 97 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8R 2K6, Canada
About the event
Caring for Carers is a support and skill-building group.
This group was created to help bridge the gap in services and help support carers. Due to the lack of services available carers often end up in the position of supporting loved ones through their Mental Illness. We have found that individuals who are caring for someone with a Mental Health diagnosis are often caring for others in their lives. In our more recent groups, our conversations have grown and we recognize that the role of "carer" is often never-ending.
"People who were already bearing intense loads are facing more strain, stress and precariousness
In the broadest sense, the “sandwich generation” is the “caught in the middle” generation who have living parents and children. More specifically, the term often refers to middle-aged people who support both their parents and their children, whether financially, physically or emotionally. "
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