Pårørendealliansen is delighted to announce that Robin K. Andreassen, advisor at the Norwegian Alliance for Informal Carers (Pårørendealliansen), has been selected as a member of the Youth Advisory Group (YAG) within the EU-funded Joint Action on Preventing Non-Communicable Diseases (JA…
Lorenzo’s Youth Summit is a free, virtual worldwide event that unites the daughters and sons of younger-onset dementia (ages 4-35+) on June 20th and June 21st. Together, we create a space to heal in community and advocate for dementia justice.…
On 18 March 2025, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) held an Exchange of Views on the situation of young carers in Europe. The session offered a valuable opportunity to raise awareness about the challenges faced…
Eurocarers is excited to share more about the first-ever Week of Young Carers in Flanders, co-organised by Steunpunt Mantelzorg and Samana, both dedicated to supporting young carers in Belgium. This inaugural event, held from October 21 to 25, aims to…
Did you know that 1 in 5 children and young people in Flanders not only navigate their youth but also take on the responsibility of caring for someone else? These young carers often feel isolated, as the challenges they face…
Submit your new article to a Special Issue of the journal 'Healthcare' which is being edited by Professor Saul Becker of Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, on 'Young Carers: Prevention, Intervention, Services and Outcomes—What Works?' In this Special Issue, submissions are…
Eurocarers is involved in a new Erasmus+ funded project called NEXUS. The project aims to strengthen the links between policy, research and practice both in the youth as well as in the welfare sector by raising awareness on the importance…
28 February 2023 from 9:00 - 10:30 CET The webinar is organised in the framework of “KEN” – an EU-funded project that has established a Korea-EU SCO network. The objective of the webinar is to bring together European and Korean…
In recent years, there has been growing international recognition of the term ‘young carers’ – children and young people up to 25 who help care for or support someone (often a family member) because of an illness, disability, frailty or…
Research shows that school health care staff at primary and secondary schools in Sweden rarely find out about children who have a role of a young carer. Anhörigas Riksförbund (The Swedish Carers’ Association) has therefore developed a methodological material aimed…
