Edy-Care Final Conference
I've such a bad conscience when I feel that now I leave my mother when I know she's drunk, and then you should sit there in the school, listen to the teacher and try to do your best (David, 17…
Making inclusive education a reality for young carers – Edy-Care Final dissemination event, 19 February 2020, Brussels
The Final dissemination event of the EDY-CARE Project (Innovative School Education Methodologies and Tools for Guaranteeing Social Inclusion of Young Carers) will take place in Brussels on 19th February 2020 from 09:00 to 12:30, at Palais des Académies, rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels. About the project The…
Edy-Care final dissemination event in Italy
On January the 20th the final dissemination event of Edy Care in Italy took place in Bologna. In the audience there were representatives from carers organizations, schools and youth services together with relevant regional stakeholders such as representatives of the…
Supporting school staff to support young carers: EdyCare Online Course
The final output of the EdyCare project has been published. Seeking to make the project outcomes available to the largest possible number of learners in partner countries as well as in Europe, an e-learning course on young carers is available…
The impact of caring on education and social inclusion: an assessment tool
The EDY-CARE project aims to empower teachers and other school staff (e.g., school nurses, psychologists, social workers, management) in upper secondary education to recognise adolescent young carers (16-19 years old) in classes and maximize their learning opportunities, while ensuring their…
EdyCare Handbook: Resources for Teachers
Do you know a young person who is… often late or missing days or weeks off school for no reason? often tired, anxious or withdrawn? having problems socially or with making friends? conversely, do they get on well with adults…
3rd International Young Carers Conference, 16-17 November 2020, Brussels – Call for abstracts
The 3rd International Young Carers Conference, “Identify, Support, Listen to young carers” will be held on 16th and 17th November 2020, in Brussels, Belgium. The 2nd International Young Carers Conference (held from 28th to 31st May 2017 in Malmö, Sweden) focused on the theme “Every child…
Press Release – Making inclusive education a reality for young carers: the Edy-Care Project
The right to inclusive education is enshrined in many international instruments[i]. According to a definition from UNESCO, “Inclusion is seen as a process of addressing and responding to the diversity of needs of all learners […] and reducing exclusion within…
World Mental Health Day 2018: Let’s work together to promote good mental health for Young Carers!
On this day, dedicated to mental health, Eurocarers would like to shed light on young carers, a group of young people that is particularly vulnerable to mental distress and illness and yet that largely remains invisible. Young carers are people under…
The Italian Ministry of Education sheds light on young carers and the challenges they face at school
The Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with organisations working for carers (Anziani e Non Solo, CARER, COMIP and Eurocarers). The aim is to raise schools professionals’ awareness on young carers and to…
