Today we recognise National Stress Awareness day, a day that aims to raise awareness on the cause of stress and strategies to manage it. What causes stress? There are many different reasons that we feel stressed, some everyday stresses include having a poor work/life balance, financial difficulties, burnout through emotional overload or juggling too many roles in your life. 

On top of the everyday stresses for Demelza families there are extra pressures that come with looking after a child with additional needs or a sick child. Many families may still be feeling the impact of the last few years of the pandemic as it meant for many they have needed to shield to keep vulnerable children safe and may not have had family or community support due to social distancing measures.