Last Updated on November 25, 2013
The European Commission recently issued a communication on Mental Health, we thought it would be useful to share our comments on this document. The prevalence of mental health problems among non-working informal carers is 20% higher than among non-carers, and…
The UK Care Act (2014) places a duty on Local Authorities to meet the eligible needs of carers in the form of personal budgets (PBs). PBs are positioned as a lever that will promote carer wellbeing. In the context of…
Greek Carers Network Epioni in collaboration with the Municipality of Aegina and the Aegina Health Centre successfully organised the first multi-thematic festival entitled "Art and Mental Health" on the beautiful island of Aegina with free participation. Arts&MentalHealth Festival 25-26.5.2023 The…
Unpaid care is often taken for granted. It's simply done without question as a labour of love. But EIGE's new time use survey focused on care, leisure and volunteering activities reveals unpaid care is in a pressure cooker situation right…
The ESCAPE consortium has had a busy second year with all aspects of the clinical trial, including the establishment of the specialist teams in each of ESCAPE’s six clinical trial countries, training of the local staff who will deliver the…
The Chamber of Caregivers of Slovakia (KOS) initiated discussion on the topic on the provision of caregiving services and its future in Slovakia in the context of long-term care. MEP Lexmann took the initiative and invited Mr. Štěrba, from the…
Two years after the Porto Social Summit, and a commitment to developing innovative, inclusive responses to present and future challenges, the Porto Social Forum reaffirms the role of Social Europe, creating synergies for the Future of Europe, writes a group…
A newly published PhD thesis on welfare technology for older people and their informal carers in a Swedish context that Maria Nilsson Phd student at Linnaeus University and the Swedish Family Care Competence Centre will defend on Friday 16 June…
As always, it was a pleasure to gather with our members for our 17th Annual General Assembly in Berlin, on the 25-26 May 2023. Below, you will find a few of the photos that were taken during the event. If you…
This is a 2 year (2021-2023) Erasmus + project including organisations from France (Interactive 4D), Austria (Austrian Association of Inclusive Society-AIS), Italy (Euro-Net), Greece (Alzheimer Hellas), Cyprus (Synthesis Center for Research and Education) and Turkey (Avrasya Yenilikçi Toplum Derneği). The…
Eurocarers is a member of the Social Platform.