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: Time and support for analog families in our fast and digitalized world
OPINION: Time and support for analog families in our fast and digitalized world
It is clear that our present and our future are digital. During the pandemic, digital technologies kept families connected and societies functioning.
OPINION : Consumer education – getting it right
OPINION : Consumer education – getting it right
Recently at the World Consumer Rights Day on 15th March, COFACE Families Europe engaged in the European Commission consumer education campaign called 'Your future. Your choice.'
OPINION: What works to reduce child poverty in our cities?
OPINION: What works to reduce child poverty in our cities?
Even before the pandemic, child poverty levels were already high in cities – often much higher than national averages, which is why many cities have already been finding innovative ways to combat it.
OPINION: How the fight against energy poverty went online
OPINION: How the fight against energy poverty went online
Energy poverty is an issue that is more common than one might think. Many people in Europe struggle with.
OPINION: Learning to listen differently
OPINION: Learning to listen differently
A think piece on being a sister to an amazingly wonderful little brother with nonverbal autism. We just need to learn to listen differently!
OPINION: Disability and the Family
OPINION: Disability and the Family
Persons with Disabilities face barriers and discrimination in their participation in society every day.