The overall goal is to improve the quality of life of non-professional primary caregivers of dependent people by facilitating emotional support and social interaction among caregivers in similar situations.

The BPC currently leads caregiver support groups, which comprise a model of care for caregivers based on a psychosocial intervention methodology that aims to address the challenges associated with caring for someone.

Twenty groups were formed in the first year (2009). By 2015, the number of groups had grown to 75, bringing the total number of groups formed over the six-year period to 297, spread across 118 municipalities.

What worked well: The Goldberg test results show lower levels of anxiety/stress following group participation; The programme achieved high levels of satisfaction among its participants; Group attendees have been open to sharing their experiences and discussing their care situations; The overall positive evaluations of the groups, as well as the widespread demand from caregivers to continue the group sessions, demonstrate how useful and valuable a resource they are for municipalities; The very purpose of the groups: emotional support for informal caregivers and the formation of relationships between participants that often last beyond the end of the group.