The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research published a report on the challenges in supporting informal carers. This report, which has been commissioned by the Swedish Ministry for Health and Social Affairs, analyses how countries with well-developed long-term…
The WELL CARE project aims to identify good practices that improve the mental health and resilience of long-term care workers and informal carers of older, frail and/or disabled people, while preventing or mitigating both occupational and non-occupational risks linked to…
All partners gathered in person on 2–3 December in Copenhagen for the WELL CARE 3rd General Assembly. Over the course of a one-and-a-half-day meeting, coordinated and facilitated by Prof. Elizabeth Hanson (Linnaeus University), partners reviewed project progress at mid-point and…
Sharing Perspectives and Ideas On 6 November 2025, the WELL CARE project held its first EU-level Blended Learning Network (BLN) session in Brussels. BLNs are mixed groups of different stakeholders who meet to share knowledge and experiences and learn from…
1 in 3 doctors and nurses report depression and 1 in 10 experience passive suicidal thoughts, finds landmark new WHO/Europe survey According to WHO/Europe, Doctors and nurses in Europe are working in conditions that harm their mental health and well-being,…
Eurocarers was pleased to facilitate a workshop at the European Forum for Primary Care Annual Conference on 8 September 2025 dedicated to the WELL CARE project. Since 2005, this Forum has brought together general practitioners and researchers across Europe to…
The European Commission announced the publication of the Monitoring Framework for the Council Recommendation on Access to Affordable High-Quality Long-Term Care (LTC). Developed by the European Commission and the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee throughout 2023–2024, this framework…
The WELL CARE project was successfully disseminated at the conference of the Association of Social Service Providers of the Czech Republic (APSS ČR), held on 22–23 May 2025 in Mikulov. The event brought together approximately 350 professionals from social service…
Set up and run by WELL CARE partner Mental Health Europe, European Mental Health Week 2025 is taking place between the 19th and 25th of May. The theme this year is Care for mental health, invest in social rights and organisations and individuals are invited to support the week…
The scale of undeclared care work (paid care work that is lawful but not declared to public authorities) in the EU is considerable. Recent estimates suggest that 6.8 million undeclared workers provide care or household services across the EU, with…