Kinship Caregiver | Family Voices United

"...Having access to support groups and information through groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) helped our family understand the illness..."

"As the parent of an adult who developed bipolar at 22, having access to support groups and information through groups like the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) helped our... (Read more)

Mental Health

"As a grandmother raising a baby, I wanted to connect with other relative caregivers in similar situations. There wasn't a resource, so I started the local Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Support Group."

Kinship Caregiver

"I believe easier access to a centralized resource information source would be beneficial. Many times we caregivers have no idea what resources may be available and no easy place to... (Read more)

Kinship

Kinship grandparent shares her experience with mental health supports and navigating the system

Kinship Caregiver

As a kinship grandparent of an 11-year-old granddaughter and a 13-year-old grandson, life has changed for both the grandchildren and grandparents. Due to the addiction of their parents (one being... (Read more)

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Mental Health

"...I cannot help but think that if she had access to mental health treatment, she might not have relapsed and died at age 22 almost one year clean, leaving behind her 9-month-old daughter."

Kinship Caregiver

One of the most distressing situations my daughter had to deal with in her struggles to try and recover from substance use disorder and her heroin addiction was the lack... (Read more)

Mental Health