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Kincare - Relatives as Parents

Known as Kincare or relatives as parents about 2.6 million children in the US are raised by grandparents or other relatives. Leading reasons for this family structure include the following: substance abuse disorder, incarnation, mental and physical illness, and death of a parent. Helping grandparents and the children with resources care can definitely impact their health.