PRESS RELEASE for the ME-WE project Across Europe, a substantial number of children and young people provide care (emotional, personal, practical, financial) to a family member or a friend who is an older person, has a disability, chronic disease,…
Dear Colleagues Prof. Dr. Agnes Leu and her Team are inviting you to attend the second Young Carers Conference in Switzerland, the final programme is now available. The event is open to the public and participation is free of charge. As…
In this video Stefania Buoni, president of COMIP - Figli Di Genitori Con Un Disturbo Mentale - CHILDREN OF MENTALLY ILL PARENTS, Italian NGO, presents the project called "Quando Mamma o Papà Hanno Qualcosa Che Non Va" ("When Mum or Dad Are…
Jessica - Swedish member of the Eurocarers Young carers working group- has shared her personal experience as a little sister to an older brother with cerebral palsy and epilepsy from his birth. Read here the opinion “What about us?”, recently published…
Today the international community celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. States have committed to do everything in their power to protect and promote children’s rights to survive and thrive, to learn and grow,…
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, 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…
On 25th and 26th June 2018, 10 adolescent young carers and young adult carers from 8 European States met in Brussels for the second face-to-face meeting of the Eurocarers Young Carers Working Group. The main aim of the meeting was to lay…
All over Europe, there are children, teenagers and young adults who take care of an ill or disabled family member. Studies suggest that 1-2 teenagers in every school class are taking on those responsibilities. We call them Young Carers and…
The UK charity Partnership for Children has developed an inspiring school based programme – Zippy’s Friends - to promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of young children. Starting from the recognition that modern life can be full of challenges…
