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…
On 18th February, our partnership was honoured to present WELL CARE at a policy event on mental health, organised by the Directorate-General for Research within the European Commission. This hybrid seminar aimed to bridge the gap between ongoing research projects…
In the WELL CARE project, we join forces as researchers, advocacy partners and other stakeholders at the European, national, and local level – together working to improve the mental wellbeing and resilience of informal carers and long-term care workers. We…
Following the publication of the National Report on Long-Term Care last November and the internal survey circulated, Eurocarers has launched a Policy Brief. This provides a concise analysis of these key documents to help carers' organisations navigate the documents and…
On the 29th of October 2024, on the occasion of the International Day of Care and Support, building on the European Carers Day and World Mental Health Day, the webinar “Stepping up efforts across Europe to promote and protect the…
Responsibility for the design and delivery of long-term care services lies primarily with Member States. The Council Recommendation on affordable high-quality long-term care adopted by the Council on 8 December 2022 as part of the Care Strategy invites Member States to take…
On the 22nd of October 2024, a webinar entitled “United for Resilience in the Health and Care Sectors: Strengthening Support for Formal and Informal Carers and Leaders” brought together key stakeholders from the health and care sectors to address critical…
Blended Learning Networks (BLNs) are a key method we use in the WELL CARE project to involve our main target groups—informal carers and long-term care workers—along with various stakeholders. There are a total of 87 BLN members involved in the…
A new report commissioned by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) systematically assesses the magnitude of mental health problems among health and social care workers in the EU during the COVID-19 pandemic. It highlights how certain…