Addressing the Needs of Caregivers

• By: Michael B. Friedman, LMSW Kimberly Williams, LMSW MHA-NYC Center for Policy, Advocacy, and Education
• July 1st, 2010
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Our society relies on families to provide care for disabled family members. They provide 80% of such care, and the financial value of their work is close to $400 billion per year. If families did not provide this care, it would add 15 to 20% to the costs of health care in the United States. I...