News & Events
Date/time: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
11:00 am – 12:00 pm CST | 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
We invite you to join Dr. Heidi Cramm, Nora Spinks, and Shawn Carter for a multidisciplinary panel discussion examining the diverse realities of caregiving in Garnet families (military, Veteran, and public safety families).
Caregiving today is complex, and caregivers are diverse. Serving military members, public safety personnel, Veterans and families may be caregivers, caring for a spouse, children, family member with special needs or physical or mental health conditions, an aging parent or a colleague. They may be a caregiver and a care receiver at the same time. Garnet families may have access to professional and paraprofessional care providers and peer support…or not. Often away from extended family, on multiple waiting lists for services (sometimes in more than one province), those providing and receiving care may feel isolated and alone. The panel will explore the costs and consequences of military, Veteran and public safety personnel caregiving from the perspectives of those who study, serve, and support them.