Nearly a third of parents have considered suicide or self-harm due to the overwhelming stress of caregiving, survey says

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• The stress of managing caregiving responsibilities is taking an enormous emotional toll on parents, who are losing sleep, breaking down in tears, suffering health problems, and even considering suicide, according to a Care.com survey. That's on top of the rising financial burden.

The financial cost of caregiving is rising, but the emotional burden is taking such a heavy emotional toll that parents are being pushed to the breaking point, according to a recent survey from Care.com.