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…
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…
Although up to 8% of European youngsters carry out high-intensity care for a family member, adolescent young carers (AYCs), especially those caring for their grandparents (GrPs), remain an under-researched group. This study aimed at addressing the current knowledge gap by…
Across Europe, young carers and their need for support receive limited attention in the media, policy and empirical research, even though, similar to adult carers, they also provide care to ill family members. The Delphi study, a qualitative research methodology,…
How Coronavirus is affecting young carers and young adult carers, and what they want you to do next Caring day and night without a break. Worrying about keeping the people they care for safe. Coping with a mental health condition…
Carers Trust in the UK has just published a set of guidelines to support young carers through the pandemic of Coivd-19: It’s not easy to juggle caring, studying and looking after your own health and well-being, especially if it’s difficult…
The Me-We Consortium has successfully submitted its second periodic report to the European Commission! Highlights of Year 2 include: A total of 40 young carers/former young carers and 124 stakeholders from different fields (social and health care, school, academy, local…
Yesterday, Eurocarers participated in a strategic dialogue organised between the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and Civil Society Organisations on the reinforcement of the Youth Guarantee. The Youth Guarantee is a structural framework to tackle youth unemployment…
Would you like to exchange ideas with young people in a similar situation? Or do you know someone who is Young Carer? Then tell him or her about this offer: For the international ME-WE project, the Young Carers team at…
The Final dissemination event of the EDY-CARE Project (Innovative School Education Methodologies and Tools for Guaranteeing Social Inclusion of Young Carers) will take place in Brussels on 19th February 2020 from 09:00 to 12:30, at Palais des Académies, rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels. About the project The…