Maria-Hélèna Pacelli, B.F.A., M.A., is the digital communications specialist at the Ontario Caregiver Organization and is involved in community care initiatives while supporting family members living with health conditions.
Canadian caregivers save our healthcare system the equivalent of more than $30 billion every year by providing more than 80 per cent of the care within our communities, yet they remain vulnerable to the impacts of caregiver stress and burnout they commonly experience.