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Local strategies for social cohesion
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| ‘The future is local’ was the title of the European Social Network (ESN)’s 2016 annual conference, which took place in The Hague on 20-22 June. Following up from the 24th European Social Services Conference in The Hague, ESN examines the main take aways and insights gained over the three-day event in terms of decentralisation, community empowerment and local partnerships. |
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| Decentralisation at the crossroads |
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| The decentralisation of social service delivery was a key theme at the 2016 European Social Services Conference (ESSC) with an aim to work more closely with communities and citizens and challenge established and ingrained ways of working. In this article ESN examines the stay of play across Europe. |
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| Local partnerships for social inclusion |
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| At our 24th European Social Services Conference we explored a variety of poverty inclusion strategies to tackle homelessness, household debt and social exclusion. But how will integrated approaches against poverty actually work? |
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| Empowering communities for better outcomes |
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| The empowerment of communities was a key theme at the 24th European Social Services Conference. Communities have a strong role to play in the development of services at the local level. We look at how, more and more, we should be considering 'collective knowledge creation' and how information technology can contribute to empowerment of citizens. |
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| Empowering ESN attends Polish Social Policy Congress |
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| On 13-15 June, ESN Policy Director Alfonso Lara Montero presented at the annual conference of the Polish Society of Social Policy organised by ESN member Janusz Korczack Pedagogic University in Warsaw. In his article, Alfonso shares some insights from the conference with us. |
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| Mainstreaming palliative care in an age-friendly society |
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| On 15 June 2016, the European Social Network (ESN) attended a conference organised by AGE Platform Europe in cooperation with the Council of Europe on mainstreaming palliative care for an age-friendly society. ESN highlights the current situation and requirements for future development in palliative care, as presented at the conference. |
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| Combatting abuse of older people in care |
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| On the occasion of the 11th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the European Social Network (ESN) participated in an event hosted by the European Commission on 16 June 2016 on fighting elder abuse in health and long-term care. |
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News for Members |
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| The newly published report 'Investing in Children's Services. Improving Outomes' is now available |
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| Annual Review 2015. Now available also in French, German, Italian, Polish and Spanish! |
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| Integrated Social Services in Europe |
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| European Social Services Conference - professional photos now online and available to download. |
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| Get a summary of media, photos and key tweets from the European Social Services Conference across three days. |
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