OPINION: When family carers step in, who steps up for them?
I don’t exactly remember the moment I became a carer. There was no conversation, no handbook.
OPINION: When family carers step in, who steps up for them?
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Take a look at our Opinion series, with individual voices from inside and outside COFACE, providing different perspectives and insights on topics relevant for families of today.
OPINION – Creating the conditions for families to thrive
OPINION – Creating the conditions for families to thrive
Families are under enormous pressure in today’s society. This is not simply about individual choices or a lack of resilience, but about the conditions in which families are expected to manage everyday life.
OPINION – Integrated services for persons with disabilities in Italy: from theory to practice
OPINION – Integrated services for persons with disabilities in Italy: from theory to practice
For about 15 years, I was active at the National Disability Observatory established by the Ministry of Welfare, and I must say that I found it very frustrating to work on the “restructuring plan” that never came into effect in those 15 years.
OPINION: Being a man in a woman’s world – gender equality should also involve men
OPINION: Being a man in a woman’s world – gender equality should also involve men
Gender equality cannot only be an exclusive women’s affair, and thus needs to include the other half of the equation, men.
OPINION: Yes, we can win the deinstitutionalisation challenge
OPINION: Yes, we can win the deinstitutionalisation challenge
Making institutions a thing of the past and community-based services reality. This process is called deinstitutionalisation
OPINION: Why is Europe having trouble communicating with its citizens?
OPINION: Why is Europe having trouble communicating with its citizens?
Many blame the critical sentiments on a lack of effective communication on the benefits of Europe, leading to a growing detachment between the Brussels-based EU and its citizens.
OPINION: Time for an economy which cares!
OPINION: Time for an economy which cares!
We live in a society which pays enormous attention to economic growth and the wellbeing of our economy.