Last Updated on November 25, 2013
The Centre for Care is a collaboration between the universities of Sheffield, Birmingham, Kent and Oxford, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Office for National Statistics, Carers UK, the National Children's Bureau and the Social Care Institute…
Throughout the month of November our colleagues from Carers UK organise a range of virtual workshops, webinars and information sessions and an in person/hybrid event to mark the 10th anniversary of the Carers Parliament. The registration for the Carers Parliament…
The EU is experiencing several overlapping crises with severe social consequences: the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in addition to the long-term but already dire threat of the climate crisis. In addition to its direct severe impacts,…
World Mental Health Day is observed annually around the globe on 10 October. Since 1992, the global community unites on this day to raise awareness and reduce the stigma that surrounds people with mental health problems. This year's theme for World…
The report examines long-term care systems for people aged 65 or above in the 27 EU Member States. It reveals that long-term care challenges have become increasingly salient in recent decades in EU Member States’ policy and political agendas. At…
07/09/2022 Eurocarers’ Press Release regarding the EU Care Strategy Eurocarers warmly welcomes the EC call to identify and better support informal carers in its newly-adopted EU Care Strategy, and urges for a swift and full implementation across the EU The…
ZDUS and its partners on the Move your hands for dementia (MYH4D) project have set up a Community of Practice website, where adult educators who provide trainings on dementia, people with dementia and their carers can have their say. The…
Professor Saul Becker, former Andrew and Virginia Rudd Professor of Social Care Research and Education Practice at Cambridge University, has now moved to Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, as Institute Director and Professor of Children and Families. His new email is…
Our colleagues from Family Carers Ireland just published their biennial State of Caring report. This report sets out the findings of Ireland’s second national State of Caring survey undertaken by Family Carers Ireland between 19th January and 2nd March 2022.…
People with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) need to improve their cognitive functions in order to avoid the deterioration of their condition. Cognitive abilities can be improved by learning a foreign language. Due to the cognitive deficits of MCI people, conventional…
