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Study shows states on the brink of family caregiving crisis

Nearly half of all U.S. states are on the brink of an unpaid family caregiving emergency, according to new research from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young learns more from the study’s author and lead researcher, John McHugh.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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