Informal carers are families, friends, neighbours who provide (mostly) unpaid long-term care outside of a professional context. Women provide the lion’s share of this care. Why do informal carers matter? Demographic ageing significantly challenges the sustainability of our care systems,…
Care and caregiving are complex issues that call for a wide range of policy initiatives and practical support across sectors. Throughout the years, the collaborative efforts of the Eurocarers network have allowed to expand the avenues through which our message…
This UK Carers Rights Day, the spotlight is on the often-overlooked challenges faced by children and young people across England who provide crucial support to family members grappling with disabilities, mental or physical health issues, or substance misuse. Acknowledging the…
Over the past decade, it has become clear that meeting the needs of older individuals with increasingly complex care requirements, while aligning with their preference for living in the community, poses a significant challenge across the European Union. Although the…
In a collaborative effort, our Belgian colleagues from Aidants Proches have recently published a memorandum directed towards Belgian politicians, shedding light on critical concerns of carers and health professionals, support and social sectors. Emerging from a participatory approach, this document…
Eurofound recently published a report on the lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic around the psychosocial risks to workers' well-being. Psychosocial risks represent a major challenge to the health and well-being of workers in the EU. While the COVID-19 pandemic…
Please find here the Draft Council Conclusions on the transition of care systems throughout life towards holistic, person-centred and community-based support models with a gender perspective.
89% of respondents consider that mental health promotion is as important as physical health promotion. At the same time, less than half of respondents agree that people with mental health issues receive the same level of care as those with…
Carers UK has recently released new research which finds that thousands of unpaid carers continue to struggle financially and are being forced into poverty because of the cost of living crisis and a benefit system that is unfit for purpose.…
On the first UN International Day of Care and Support, 16 European organisations call for urgent measures to address underinvestment and staff shortages in long-term care. The first UN International Day of Care and Support is a welcome initiative that…
