COFACE and NAMS Lithunia organised a European expert meeting in Vilnius in September 2024 to explore the intersection of two domains (mental health and work-life balance), bringing together stakeholders from academia, industry, government, and civil society.
During this European round table, the COFACE Disability platform for the rights of persons with disabilities and their families (founded in 1998) outlined the needs of family carers today based on its European Charter for Family Carers. Different stakeholders from the EU institutions and civil society reacted from their different perspectives. Read the key findings here
The European Charter addresses the needs of family carers irrespective of the cause of the person’s support need.
Our world is becoming more and more “digital”, however, maintaining a healthy balance between our “online” and “offline” lives is more important than ever.
During the COFACE Conference on Inclusive Education in Graz, Workshop 1 looked into the legislative framework on inclusive education in Italy, Luxemburg and Portugal.
“Economics is too important to be left to economists.” This statement encapsulates the rationale behind our seminar. Indeed, it would seem that economic considerations and arguments carry more weight than any other when it comes to move the dial in any policy...
As a next step COFACE is focusing on Long-Term care (LTC), addressing persons who as a result of mental and/or physical frailty and/or disability need support in daily activities over a prolonged period of time.
COFACE Families Europe adopted 13 Digitalisation principles for creating a better Internet and web for all.
For a majority of families, a mortgage is the only way to access home ownership.
