When it comes to serious mental illness, family caregivers are crucial partners. But often, they must fend for themselves. A ...

A family gathers around a photo of the child they lost to a life-threatening illness. Friends of Karen is a non-profit that provides vital financial, advocacy, and emotional support to families ...

A healthy diet, exercise, and, if needed, medication are important, but support from loved ones can also play a crucial role. If you’re taking diabetes medication and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, ...

The Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) offers a variety of services and programs to support the military lifestyle. They include: The I&R program provides a service to Sailors and their families ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

In my time wandering around the internet, I come across many discussions and questions regarding the amount of family support that a military member is required to give their spouse and/or children ...

Families, almost from their start, face forces that could pull them apart. When a family begins to mature, that potential loss of connection, that feeling of something changing, is difficult to ...

If someone you love has lupus, you probably are affected by the illness too. Whether it’s your spouse, parent, child, or close friend who has lupus, chances are that lupus touches your relationship in ...

How important is it to you that your family likes your partner? If the answer to that is "very," then it can be a really serious struggle if your family doesn’t support your relationship. But does it ...

Surrogate decision makers for incapacitated, critically ill patients often struggle with decisions related to goals of care. Such decisions cause psychological distress in surrogates and may lead to ...