European Charter for Family Carers
The European Charter addresses the needs of family carers irrespective of the cause of the person’s support need.
European Charter for Family Carers
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Key findings: Bringing the family perspective to the education field
Key findings: Bringing the family perspective to the education field
In April 2024, COFACE and the Irish Country Women's Association co-hosted a European expert meeting on Life-long learning and bringing the family perspective to the education field. This expert meeting brought together speakers from Ireland and Europe to help pave the way for family-centred education and learning systems.
POLICY BRIEF. Supporting Families in the Digital Era: How to ensure safe and enriching online experiences for children and their Families?
POLICY BRIEF. Supporting Families in the Digital Era: How to ensure safe and enriching online experiences for children and their Families?
EU policy-makers must ensure that all families are given support and guidance to access and navigate the digital environment in a meaningful way. This includes strong legal frameworks as well as strong and “low-threshold” evidence-based support and prevention measures for families. COFACE has produced a policy brief highlighting the importance of digital technologies for children and their families, and analysing whether existing and currently debated EU frameworks aimed at ensuring safe and empowering digital experiences for children integrate a families perspective.
Expert Seminar “Economics at the service of society” – 22-23 November, Brussels
Expert Seminar “Economics at the service of society” – 22-23 November, Brussels
“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...
Long-term care: The family dimension
Long-term care: The family dimension
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 adopts Digitalisation principles for creating a better Internet and web for all
COFACE Families Europe adopts Digitalisation principles for creating a better Internet and web for all
COFACE Families Europe adopted 13 Digitalisation principles for creating a better Internet and web for all.
Report on social policy and mortgage lending
Report on social policy and mortgage lending
For a majority of families, a mortgage is the only way to access home ownership.
Who Cares ? Study on the challenges and needs of family carers in Europe
Who Cares ? Study on the challenges and needs of family carers in Europe
Results of the COFACE Families Europe stocktaking study on the challenges and needs of family carers in Europe With more than 1,000 answers from family carers across 16 European countries, the report ‘Who cares? Study on the challenges and needs of family carers in...
POLICY BRIEF: Will the GDPR change the way children use and experience the internet?
POLICY BRIEF: Will the GDPR change the way children use and experience the internet?
As the date of the effective application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) draws near, organisations big and small are examining how its various provisions will apply to them. Indeed, from the 25th of May 2018, there are a number of features and...