Challenges facing carers - Wesley Report

[Former-Member]

The Wesley Report "Giving Disability Carers A Break" reveals that disability carers are extremely resilient and resourceful, but their mental and physical well-being would decline significantly if support services disappeared or were diminished, a new Not for Profit report has found.  The results are from a survey and interviews with disability carers in January this year.

- See more at: http://www.wesleymission.org.au/Research/Disability/?ct_from=sb   

[Mindful]

From the same report...

"Forty-five per cent of carers were either ‘very satisfied’ or ‘satisfied’  that they could save money under current service provisions but when these services were taken away this optimism declined to just 20 per cent"

It is sad that less than half the carers in Australia feel they could save money under the current arrangement.  We need to invest more in mental health to help not only those struggling with a mental illness but also those people struggling to cope whilst caring for those with a mental illness (or any disability).