Reviews policy trends for informal carers which have been implemented in various countries between 1996 - 1998. The article focuses on respite care and direct payments for carers of older ill and disabled adults.
Reviews policy trends for informal carers which have been implemented in various countries between 1996 - 1998. The article focuses on respite care and direct payments for carers of older ill and disabled adults.
Subject terms:
long term care, older people, physical disabilities, short break care, social policy, carers, direct payments;
Location(s):
Australia, Austria, Finland, France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States
Describes child welfare systems in all the EC member states and provides a guide to the institutions and legislative processes within the European Union as they affect children. Also includes detailed information on: family trends; family policy; caring for children; poverty and social exclusion; education; health; homelessness; youth justice; residential and foster care; adoption; disability; violence to children; migrants, refugees and race; child labour; and civil rights.
Describes child welfare systems in all the EC member states and provides a guide to the institutions and legislative processes within the European Union as they affect children. Also includes detailed information on: family trends; family policy; caring for children; poverty and social exclusion; education; health; homelessness; youth justice; residential and foster care; adoption; disability; violence to children; migrants, refugees and race; child labour; and civil rights.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, law, physical disabilities, poverty, refugees, residential care, rights, social exclusion, social policy, social care provision, violence, youth justice, adopted children, black and minority ethnic people, child care, children, childrens rights, education, families, employment, European Union, foster care, health;
Location(s):
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Europe, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Sweden, Spain, United Kingdom