Last Updated on November 25, 2013
The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research recently published an interesting policy brief on informal carer policy in well-developed LTC systems. Informal carers face a range of challenges, and many countries have introduced policy measures to directly support…
Our colleagues from the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research just published a report on the challenges in supporting informal carers. This report, which has been commissioned by the Swedish Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, analyses how…
Eurocarers is delighted to highlight the 4th Congrès francophone sur l’accompagnement des aidants — an important event bringing together professionals, researchers, policymakers, carer organisations and carers themselves to discuss the latest developments in support, respite and policies for informal carers…
On 5 December 2025, EPIONI organised in Athens its 2nd event on Caregivers and Mental Resilience at the French Institute of Greece, bringing together experts to discuss key factors that strengthen carers’ wellbeing. The speakers addressed evidence-based approaches to resilience, including the role of…
Eurocarers warmly welcomes “ZIEN dat zij er voor iemand ZIJN” (“Seeing that they are there for somebody”), a powerful and inspiring campaign developed by our Dutch member MantelzorgNL, in collaboration with several partners and commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of…
Our UK colleagues from Carers Trust just shared an important report from inside Parliament which lays bare the devastating impact of caring responsibilities on the future prospects of hundreds of thousands of young people across the UK. The report has…
Discover the inspiring perspective of Birgit Meinhard-Schiebel, president of our Austrian member, the Austria’s Interest Group of Caring Relatives, on why growing older is not a challenge—but an adventure. In her reflections, she explores how planning, courage, and support turn…
Across Europe, care systems are under growing pressure. Population ageing, staff shortages and insufficient investment in long-term care mean that families are increasingly left to fill the gaps. As highlighted in a recent opinion piece by Henk Nies in Het…
We are extremely proud to report that our distinguished colleague Professor Sue Yeandle, from the University of Sheffield’s Centre for International Research on Care, Labour and Equalities (CIRCLE) in the University’s Faculty of Social Sciences, has been honoured for her…
In November 1965 the world’s first carers’ organisation the National Council for the Single Woman and her Dependants (the Council) was founded by Mary Webster – a remarkable but previously unknown woman. Bringing others in similar circumstances together, she led the…
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