Our mission is to partner with government, academia and the broad family support stakeholder community to translate state-of-the-art research and training into services and support programs to improve the care, health, and quality of life of all persons with disabilities and the families who support them.
Our Center faculty and staff conduct research that addresses family support for persons with disabilities (PwDs) across the lifespan to improve care, health, and quality of life outcomes.
Our aim is to advance the science of family support services that are person- and family-centered, promote choice and control for PwDs, and are scalable and sustainable in the community.
We are committed to training future change agents in rehabilitation and the health and social service professions who are dedicated to helping advance science, practice and policy initiatives for families of PwDs across the lifespan.
Training activities will be housed within the National Center on Family Support and integrated into the Center for Caregiving Research, Education and Policy. We will strive to implement our training activities in a culture of diversity and inclusiveness and in a context that enables all to develop their fullest potential.
We are internationally recognized experts in caregiving, disabilities, aging, rehabilitation, self-management in chronic and disabling conditions, digital behavioral interventions, health information management systems, and health policy.
Our interdisciplinary team collaborates with a broad spectrum of dedicated universities, providers, stakeholder organizations and community focused non-profits with a shared goal of improving the quality of life for all persons with disabilities and their families.
Town Hall: Family Caregivers and COVID-19
Earlier this year, the Center released a survey to better understand the impacts of the current pandemic. Our results (you can read more here) found...
Read MoreCaregiving and COVID-19 Report
Our Center recently completed a community-wide survey to better understand how the pandemic was affecting family caregivers. We surveyed caregivers and non-caregivers locally and more...
Read MoreHelping Caregivers Create Enabling Environments for Successful Aging in Place
On Wednesday, May 20, we hosted the next webinar in our Family Support Series, “Helping Caregivers Create Enabling Environments for Successful Aging in Place.” This...
Read MoreLatest News
Read about our report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette! You can read more about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of family caregivers in...
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If you have questions, comments or want more information, please contact us via email: caregiving@pitt.edu