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International Young Carers Conference
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The international Young Carers Conference,
jointly organised by the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre, Linnaeus University and Eurocarers,
will take place in Brussels on 16-17 November 2020.
EUROCARERS is the European network representing informal carers and their organisations, irrespective of their age or the particular health and care need of the person they are caring for.
Our aim is to advance the issue of informal care at both national and EU levels by:
- RAISING AWARENESS OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION MADE BY CARERS to health and social care systems and the economy as a whole, and of the need to safeguard this contribution;
- ENSURING THAT EU AND NATIONAL POLICIES TAKE ACCOUNT OF CARERS, i.e. promote social inclusion of carers, the development of support services for carers, enable them to remain active in paid employment and maintain a social life.
This week, the EPSCO Council highlighted “the ambition of member states to achieve better work-life balance”: a good reminder of the need for a swift transposition of the Work Life Balance Directive, as part of ambitious national strategies for carers! http://tiny.cc/y6mjhz
Do you want to join Europe’s⭐️studded network on active and healthy ageing? You have a 2nd chance to become a Reference Site under the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy #Ageing @EIP_AHA Deadline: 16 December. https://eiponaha.eu/ExtendedCallforReferenceSites #eiponaha #referencesites
Our Editors' Choice collection is now available and free to read until 31st January! Including articles by @fretbram, @JillManthorpe, @FionaRobinson21 and many others: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/international-journal-of-care-and-caring/editors-choice
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