ASA Generations Today/Diverse Elders Coalition Article: It’s Time to Meet the Needs of African American and Black Caregivers
The American Society on Aging's (ASA) Generations Today has published an article, "It’s Time to Meet the Needs of African American and Black Caregivers."
The article talks about survey findings from the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) Caregiving Initiative research and notes that, "The need for support has never been greater for African American caregivers, who are becoming older, are more likely to be isolated and to experience care-related strain."
"To meet the needs of African American and Black caregivers, service providers need to reestablish trust and harness relationships with trusted community leaders, as African American and Black caregivers are more likely to use informal support networks for services," the authors note, and they outline some best practices from the DEC cultural competency training curriculum that may help service providers to better serve African American and Black caregivers.
This article represents the first in a series by the DEC to be published in Generations Today that highlights research from The Caregiving Initiative, a multiyear research project funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation. Articles are connected to ASA-hosted webinars - this article's webinar is "Caring for Those Who Care: Meeting the Needs of LGBT Caregivers" on December 17.
To read the article, click here.
To register for the December 17 webinar, click here.
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