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5 Ways to Combat Compassion Fatigue and Still Create Change

By Sarah Jeanne Browne — 2021

Compassion fatigue can happen in many different situations and regardless of your job or caregiving role.

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When Families Take Care of Their Own

As the number of people with severe disabilities, debilitating chronic diseases and terminal illnesses grows, concern about their care has focused primarily on long-term care facilities, nursing homes, home health aides and hospices.

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Jane E. Brody
2008
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Health Care? Daughters Know All About It

The essential role that daughters play in the American health care system is well known but has received little attention.

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Roni Caryn Rabin
2017
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How Chronic Illness or Disability Affects a Family

Families—especially those who communicate openly—may be strengthened by experiences associated with managing their child’s health condition or disability.

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Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health
2021
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When Kids Have to Act Like Parents, It Affects Them for Life

Some people who have to be responsible for their siblings or parents as children grow up to be compulsive caretakers.

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Cindy Lamothe
2017
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Caring for a Seriously Ill Child

Taking care of a chronically ill child is one of the most draining and difficult tasks a parent can face. Beyond handling physical challenges and medical needs, you’ll have to deal with your child’s emotional needs and the impact that a prolonged illness can have on the entire family.

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Reviewed by KidsHealth Medical Experts
2015
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