Across Europe, young carers take on the crucial but often invisible role of supporting their loved ones with illness, disability or other health challenges. Many of these young people are still at school, juggling caring responsibilities with their personal development and education,
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Today, on European Carers Day, we would like to recognise and support those who dedicate themselves to caring for their loved ones, with a special focus on young carers. It is impressive how many young people and young adults play this crucial
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In Ireland, the number of individuals engaged in informal carers has risen by over 50% since 2016. Amongst this growing cohort of family carers are a substantial number of teenagers and young adults. In fact, emerging data indicates that as many as
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It is becoming increasingly important to organise events and training on the topic of young carers. Concerning this,Eurocarers, one of the Nexus Project partners, organised in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University, Carers Trust, Linnaeus University, Swedish Family Care Competence Centre-Nka, and MY
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The NEXUS Project partnership is working on the development of a training course on the relevant key competencies needed by youth workers to contribute to research and policy on the young carers they work with. In the different countries of the partnership,
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During September 2023, professionals supporting young carers along with young carers were invited from EDRA to participate in a focus group organized in the framework of the project Nexus: connecting research, policy and practices to support young carers. It proved tough work
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As the EU plays a pivotal role in shaping policies that impact the lives of its citizens, it is essential to explore how it addresses the unique needs and challenges faced by young carers. Young carers are individuals under the age of
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In early September 2023 within the European NEXUS project, the Italian teams of Italian Institute of Health and Science on Aging (INRCA) and Anziani e non solo (ANS) carried out two FOCUS GROUP with 10 youth workers (teachers and social workers) and researchers to
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Today, the 6th of October, is European Carers Day and we want to remember those who have been caregivers from a young age. A young carer is a child, adolescent or young adult who takes a significant role in caring for a
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Involving young people and young carers in particular in participatory and action research to inform decision-making at all levels of governance is, according to Nexus, an indispensable responsibility of youth workers interfacing with young people at risk of marginalisation. This is in
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