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Grandparent caregivers often face increased risk for depression, yet access to mental health resources—particularly self-help approaches—is limited. Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (TXGRG), a non-profit organization supporting grandparent caregivers, lacked a specific mental health resource to address this need. This capstone project developed and implemented a self-help, occupation-based educational video series to provide practical strategies for preventing and managing depression. Designed for accessibility and ease of use, the video series offers tools grounded in daily occupations to promote mental well-being. This project fills a critical gap by equipping TXGRG and its caregivers with a proactive, occupation-focused mental health resource to support emotional resilience and caregiving demands.

Publication Date

Fall 12-2024

Publisher

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Keywords

Grandparents, Caregivers, Depression, Occupations, Video Series, Educational

Medical Subject Headings

Grandparents, Resilience, Psychological, Texas, Depression, Caregivers, Occupations, Organizations, Nonprofit

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy | Other Mental and Social Health

Comments

Poster presented at the in-person OTD Capstone Symposium held at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on December 19, 2024.

Preventing Depression in Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: An Educational Video Series

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