Last Updated on November 25, 2013
Approximately two-thirds of people who achieve older age are likely to need care and support from others at some point, to perform activities of daily living, such as eating, moving around or bathing. Such needs may arise suddenly, as a…
The mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on young adult carers have been neglected. This study aimed to identify COVID-19 related risk factors for young adult carers and to investigate their mental health relative to non-carer peers. Of the…
Wake-up call to all countries to step up mental health services and support In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25%, according to a scientific brief released by the…
The Swedish Family Care Competence Centre (Nationellt kompetenscentrum anhöriga, Nka) has recently completed its first major set of training sessions for future group leaders who will implement the ME-WE model in different parts of Sweden as a next step following…
The World Carers Conversation is being held on May 19, 2022. The National Alliance for Caregiving invites you to submit a session proposal for this event. Prerecorded and live sessions will be presented on a variety of topics relevant to…
Are you interested to learn and discuss how the whole family approach can be used to help young carers? The final event of TOGETHER will be hosted online on the 18th of March (09;30-12:30 CET) Join us for the final…
About us Eurocarers is the European network representing informal carers at EU level. Our network brings together 75 non-profit organisations, research institutes and universities from 26 countries. We define a carer as a person who provides unpaid care to someone…
Already more than 3000 responses, and you can still add yours by 20 February! Please help us collect an even large number of contributions to the InCARE survey on attitudes, experiences, and expectations on long-term care. The aim of the…
How to protect women with psycho-social disabilities against gender-based violence, both online and offline? How to help professionals and informal carers recognise risks of sexual harassment to which women with psycho-social disabilities are exposed to, and support them? How to…
Are you aware of the EU "Have your Say" initiative? This initiative, announced in the European Pillar of Social Rights action plan, aims to provide guidance for Member States on optimising their use of distributional impact assessments to better identify the…
