The Erasmus+ funded TOGETHER project aims to raise awareness on young carers and to support them and their families. Young carers are children and young people providing significant or substantial care, assistance or support to family members who have a…
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Across Europe, a substantial number of children and young people provide care to a family member or a friend who has a disability, chronic disease, frailty, addiction or other condition related to a long-term care need. These children – young carers–…
Each year since 2012, our member Carers Scotland, on behalf of the Scottish Government and in partnership with the national carer organisations, organise an annual Carers Parliament for carers from all across Scotland. The first ever virtual Carers Parliament took…
The Political Guidelines of President Ursula von der Leyen announced the adoption of a Child Guarantee to help ensuring that every child in Europe at risk of poverty or social exclusion has access to the most basic of rights like health care and education. The European…
The United Kingdom Department of Health & Social Care has recently published a very useful Guidance for those under 25 who provide care for someone. This guidance is for young carers and young adult carers (see below). It will also be…
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…
