Last Updated on November 25, 2013
It is estimated that 4–8% of youth in Europe carry out substantial care for a family member or significant other. To prevent adverse psychosocial outcomes in young carers (YCs), primary prevention resilience building interventions have been recommended. We describe the study protocol of…
In her State of the Union address on 15 September 2021, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announced a new European Care Strategy to be put forward by the Commission. This new Strategy, forming part of the…
On the 29-31 May 2017 the 2nd International Young Carers Conference "Every child has the right to..." was arranged in Malmö, Sweden. It was s conference that focused on the issues of children as next of kin and young carers…
This overview, ‘Children as next of kin in Sweden’, is a summary of eight reports on children as next of kin in Sweden. The government initiated a wide spreading development work, in which the National Board of Health and Welfare,…
This short overview ‘Young Carers in Sweden’ is a summary of two reports on young carers in Sweden. The government initiated a wide spreading development work, in which the National Board of Health and Welfare, the National Institute of Public…
Children are born as next of kin and grow up as next of kin to parents and siblings and other significant persons in the family. Young children have their foundations of security and trust in these relationships on which to…
The registration for the Scottish Carers Parliament is now open, this online event will be held on 4, 5 and 7 October 2021. European delegates may register as of now for the main event on the 7th October :https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-parliament-2021-the-main-event-tickets-169762186269. They…
The National Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Family Support (NCFS) will host the 2nd Conference on Caregiving Research on March 3-4, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. This conference will bring together a multidisciplinary group of national leaders in caregiving research, policy, and practice…
The three years Erasmus+ funded Bridge project is now coming to an end and the last steps took place. The consortium met for the final transnational partners meeting in Chalkida, hosted by Alzheimer Chalkida, on the 8th and 9th of…
In their recent newsletter, the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research issued an interesting article on loneliness and social isolation among older people in Europe, see below: Loneliness and social isolation have a negative impact on quality of…
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