ACL Now Accepting Comments on the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) is accepting comments on the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers through to November 30. Comments received from the public will be used to inform the ongoing work of two Congressionally mandated caregiving advisory councils, as well as to inform future updates to the strategy.
The 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers is organized under five goals and into four components, each a separate PDF, and details nearly 350 actions that the federal government will take in the next three years to support family caregivers. The strategy also includes more than 150 specific actions that state and local governments, public health departments, philanthropies, and community-based, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations can take immediately to support the nation’s 53 million caregivers.
ACL is requesting comments on:
- The most important topics/issues for the advisory councils to focus on moving forward; and
- Issues that were not covered by the initial strategy that should be addressed in future updates.
Comments can be submitted via an online form. Respondents have the option to comment on each individual component of the strategy or provide feedback on the strategy as a whole.
The National Strategy was developed by the RAISE (Recognize, Assist, Include, Support, and Engage) Family Caregiving Advisory Council and The Advisory Council to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren—both comprised of family caregivers, healthcare experts, advocates, and others—with technical support from the Administration for Community Living.
The John A. Hartford Foundation and the National Academy for State Health Policy provided support to the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council through resources, technical assistance, and policy analysis.
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