The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP), in partnership with The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation, is announced that Massachusetts is among 14 states selected to participate in its 18-monthCaregiving State Policy Learning Collaborative beginning January 2025 and ending June 2026.

Participating states will share best practices and opportunities to strengthen policies and strategies to improve family caregiver policy. The collaborative, which is an initiative of the RAISE Act Family Caregiver Implementation and Technical Assistance Center, will focus on strengthening state family caregiving policy in alignment with the National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers.

Topics to be addressed will include enhancing family caregiving training and awareness, expanding access to respite care, improving family caregiving assessment tools, and strengthening federal and state partnerships to support family caregivers.

Through this learning collaborative, NASHP will connect states with peers and experts, identify best practices, and disseminate lessons learned and successes to state policymakers looking to better support family caregivers.