Sick guy with dog To support your organization's caregivers, you need to provide the resources and tools to help employees at all levels understand how to prioritize self-care. (Photo: Shutterstock)

We all know that person — the caregiver in the company, the person who is always making sure everyone else is doing OK, offering to help out in any way they can. Every workforce has one or maybe even a few caregivers. Where would we all be without them? In recent months, when the roles of so many organizations' caregivers have been so critical, we've likely seen it firsthand.

Related: How employers can flatten the caregiver crisis curve

Heather Bolton Headshot Dr. Heather Bolton is a clinical psychologist and BABCP-accredited cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) therapist. She is Head of Psychology at Unmind, the trusted workplace mental health platform. Before joining Unmind, Heather worked in the U.K.'s National Health Service (NHS) for nearly 10 years, focusing primarily on improving access to therapy for people with depression and anxiety disorders.

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