See them. Substitute occasionally. Refer.
Roughly 80% of long-term care in the EU is provided by informal carers — usually family. They are largely invisible, often underemployed, and at high risk of depression and isolation.
Three concrete things community groups can do:
• SEE — invite carers explicitly. They rarely self-identify until offered the word. • SUBSTITUTE — a 2-hour respite occasionally (someone covers while they rest) can prevent collapse. • REFER — know your country's carer organisations (Eurocarers Network lists them all). Many offer training, benefits help, and peer groups.
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