Last Updated on November 25, 2013
This UK Carers Rights Day, the spotlight is on the often-overlooked challenges faced by children and young people in Sheffield who provide crucial support to family members grappling with disabilities, mental or physical health issues, or substance misuse. Acknowledging the…
In a collaborative effort, our Belgian colleagues from Aidants Proches have recently published a memorandum directed towards Belgian politicians, shedding light on critical concerns of carers and health professionals, support and social sectors. Emerging from a participatory approach, this document…
Eurofound recently published a report on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic around the psychosocial risks to workers' well-being. Psychosocial risks represent a major challenge to the health and well-being of workers in the EU. While the COVID-19 pandemic…
According to the Carers' Association, the Finnish government program has many good entries to improve the status of carers and they must be carried forward despite the deteriorating economic outlook. Labor Minister Arto Satonen says that in order to improve…
Please find here the Draft Council Conclusions on the transition of care systems throughout life towards holistic, person-centred and community-based support models with a gender perspective.
In Hamburg, our member "Allianz Pflegende Angehörige – Interessengemeinschaft und Selbsthilfe e.V." (AllipA: www.allipa.de) is establishing this network with the support of two associations, "Leben mit Behinderung Hamburg Elternverein e.V." (Living with Disabilities Hamburg Parent Association) and "Alzheimer Gesellschaft Hamburg…
The Prolepsis Institute, in collaboration with EPIONI, cohosted the informative event titled: "Presentation of digital healthcare tools for informal caregivers" on Thursday, November 2, 2023, from 10:30 to 12:30, at the Institute's offices (7 Frangoklisias 7, Maroussi). The workdhop took…
The International Foundation for Integrated Care (IFIC) in partnership with IFIC Ireland and the International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) and supported by the Department of Health, Northern Ireland and Visit Belfast present the 24th International Conference on Integrated Care (ICIC24) which will take place in ICC Belfast on 22-24 April…
89% of respondents consider that mental health promotion is as important as physical health promotion. At the same time, less than half of respondents agree that people with mental health issues receive the same level of care as those with…
Carers UK has recently released new research which finds that thousands of unpaid carers continue to struggle financially and are being forced into poverty because of the cost of living crisis and a benefit system that is unfit for purpose.…
