‘Solutions journalism’ effort tied to WNY to feature online program for caregivers
More than one in five Americans act as a family caregiver, according to a 2020 report from the AARP Public Policy Institute. Many receive no compensation and must balance competing professional and personal obligations.
Whether they are paid workers or family members, those who provide care for older adults face numerous challenges, from physical burdens and economic hardships to loneliness and depression.
Increasingly, caregivers are younger and from diverse backgrounds, creating new hurdles for government and social welfare organizations trying to support them.
A new journalism collaborative, which includes The Buffalo News, will host a Caregivers on the Front Lines Public Forum – “Challenges of Caregiving: An evening of solutions” – at 7 p.m. Thursday to explore solutions for the complex issues that caregivers encounter.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Henderson will host the free, live virtual event on Detroit Public Television’s digital platforms, including Facebook.
The New York & Michigan Solutions Journalism Collaborative was formed this year by more than 30 media, academic and community organizations, initially to focus on the lives and challenges of caregivers.
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