Almost half of 'sandwich carers' struggling mentally

Survey finds

Adam Saville
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Those who look after children and relatives too finding situation 'extremely stressful'

Ahead of National Stress Awareness Day tomorrow, wellbeing provider BHSF has released the findings of a survey that shows the extent to which ‘sandwich carers' are struggling to manage the responsibilities of home and work. According to the survey of 1,000 employees who work at least 16 hours a week, 47% said that juggling caring duties for children as well as their elderly relatives is having a negative impact on their mental health. Fifty-two percent of women, who are twice as likely as men to be ‘sandwich carers', said their mental health has been impacted, while 51% of young carer...

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