The mental health impact of the challenges faced by caregivers may be mediated or moderated by a number of factors, and these factors need to be considered when planning how to support individual caregivers. Moderating factors include the financial situation of caregivers, the amount of social support caregivers have, the coping strategies they employ, and their own sense of mastery or self-esteem. Many of these factors can be described as coping responses, and categorised as coping resources or coping strategies. Coping resources are the kinds of resources people are able to call upon in managing situations, and include one’s financial position and the social support available to one. Coping strategies are how people cope