Creating and Advancing Caregiving Research and Evidence (CARE) Network
Grantee: National Alliance for Caregiving
Partners: Emory University, University of Pittsburgh’s National Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Family Support, USAging, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin–Madison, and twelve additional supporters
Strategy goal: Expand data, research, and evidence-based practices to support family caregivers
Project period: Sept. 30, 2023-Sept. 29, 2027
This project aims to create a more unified and adaptable national infrastructure for family caregiving research across the National Family Caregiver Support Program and Native American Caregiver Support Program networks. The CARE Network will develop a diverse, inclusive research network and an agenda that synthesizes existing research initiatives with those of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers. It will also create a learning program to increase the engagement capacity within the network and centralize the adoption of consistent measures on family caregiving and evidence-based interventions among researchers and service providers.
The project will facilitate peer-to-peer learning opportunities, produce implementation guides and webinars, establish a resource hub, form advisory boards of those with lived experience, and incorporate board feedback and perspectives into research approaches. Expected outcomes from these priorities include increased partnerships between research entities and service and support providers and enhanced research capacity among National Family Caregiver Support Program and Native American Caregiver Support Program entities. The project’s outcomes will also promote consistent data collection methods and contribute to evidence-based interventions for family caregivers.