Research on the Stress and Countermeasure of Home Caregivers of Rural Mentally Retarded Children

—Considering the young age, home caregivers need more time and energy to care for mentally retarded children than ordinary disabled people, which causes home caregivers’ various stress and problems during long-term care. Based on the awareness of economic, physical, psychological and social participation stress of home caregivers, the research explores influence factors and proposes the establishment of welfare policies for mentally retarded children and day-care center, providing psychological counseling for home caregivers to help families of mentally retarded children to relieve stress.