In the framework of this year's European Carers Day, on the 6th of October, we are celebrating young carers across Europe. At this occasion, members of our Young Carers Working Group have developed a policy call to action to promote…
Across Europe, 7-8% of children are young carers, i.e., children and young people who provide care for a relative or friend with long-lasting limitations (e.g., chronic illness, disability, frailty or addiction). They are still too often invisible and their needs…
Registrations are still open for the 3rd International Young Carers Conference, which will take place online from 3rd to 6th May. Are you committed to enable all children to fully enjoy their human rights? Young carers - children and young…
Carer organisations in several European countries have developed campaigns to take carer issues directly into politics. We are pleased to share two examples in this newsletter – from Scotland and from Germany. “When carers first started campaigning for better rights…
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…
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