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.
Big Data: threat or opportunity?
Big Data: threat or opportunity?
Big Data is understood as being extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions.
Connected children: vulnerable users or digital experts?
Connected children: vulnerable users or digital experts?
As a result of the conference, we produced a series of short briefs summarising some of the emerging trends and challenges. This brief focuses on connected children.
Smart work: can digitalisation help reconcile work and family life?
Smart work: can digitalisation help reconcile work and family life?
As a result of the conference, we produced a series of short briefings summarising some of the emerging trends and challenges. This briefing focuses on Smart Work.
Peer review report on “Live Without Bullying”
Peer review report on “Live Without Bullying”
COFACE Families Europe, coordinated a peer review of Live Without Bullying, a platform created by KMOP Family & Childcare Centre.
A critical view of the world of toy catalogues – Six key principles
A critical view of the world of toy catalogues – Six key principles
These six principles offer a critical view of the world of toy catalogues, informing of potential risks and concerns among parents and families.
COFACE Families Europe publishes assessment of the European Commission Work-Life Balance package and the way forward
COFACE Families Europe publishes assessment of the European Commission Work-Life Balance package and the way forward
COFACE Families Europe has been actively campaigning for specific measures on work-life balance.