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When teens become caregivers: The hidden generation juggling school and elder care

When teens become caregivers: The hidden generation juggling school and elder care
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( Aging Untold ) — When you picture a caregiver, you probably imagine a middle-aged adult or a spouse. But a new study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows that role is starting much earlier — an estimated 1.6 million teens ages 15 to 18 and 2 million young adults ages 1...

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