The WELL CARE project, coordinated by Linnaeus University, has been granted 6 million Euros from the European Commission within the Horizon Europe funding programme. The WELL CARE consortium consists of Eurocarers secretariat and members (researcher and carers organisations or equivalent)…
Wir Pflegen launched its fifth ‘Landesverein’ in Lower Saxony on 24 June 2023: wir pflegen in Niedersachsen. The aim of the state association is to network caring relatives in the state, to strengthen self-help structures and to help people in…
In this policy brief, authors from the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research and the University of Malta discuss findings from the InCARE survey* on attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care in Malta. They find that there…
Since 2018, Pårørendealliansen (Norwegian alliance for informal carers) has been advocating for Young carers. In Norway, they have good data on children and young carers up to 18 years, but no national data on the group from 16 to 26 years…
A research note by the European Centre for Social welfare Policy and Research In this publication, Cassandra Simmons and Klara Lorenz-Dant present the results of the InCARE survey* on attitudes, experiences and expectations on long-term care (LTC) for selected Balkan…
Our Greek member Epiono is excited to announce that the Art & Mental Health festival is back for its second edition! This year, the festival will take place in person on May 25th-26th on the stunning island of Aegina, Greece…
The Scottish carer organisation VOCAL - Voice of Carers Across Lothian - have taken further steps for mainstreaming carers in and around Edinburgh, Scotland’s Capital City. As part of a corporate partnership with Edinburgh’s transport network Lothian Buses - who employ 2,500…
Nordic Carers Forum, a co-Nordic network, was founded on the 17th of March in Oslo by representatives of the Norwegian, Danish, Finnish and Swedish caregiver associations. Informal care associations of the Nordic countries are concerned about the future of caregiving,…
DoCUp is a 28-months Erasmus Plus project that aims to equip domestic care workers with a mix of social care, transversal, and attitudinal skills to ensure resilient employment pathways able to respond to challenges such as those raised by the…
The Swedish government has agreed on a national action plan to implement the European Council’s recommendations on a European Child Guarantee. The European Child Guarantee provides guidance and tools for the Member States to support children who are at risk…
