This ESN Guideline looks at the rationale, regulations, management and new procedures promoted under the new EU Structural and Investment Funds programme for 2014-2020.
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The final paper in this series aims to outline the perceptions, challenges and opportunities for leadership and management in the social services sector drawing on established theories of public leadership and management and ESN members' experiences.
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The third paper in the series looks at the intersectoral cooperation between social and other public services, arguing that it often enables services to provide a person-centred approach and to respond more quickly and effectively to complex needs.
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The second in the series, the paper explores the potential of evaluation methodologies to provide policy makers and public managers with an evidence base, and so to improve the impact and cost-effectiveness of social and related services.
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Following ESN's peer review in Dublin, this working paper summarises the discussions on the policy proposals of the EU Recommendation on investing in children, and the national, legal and policy frameworks in Ireland, France, Sweden and Bulgaria.
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ESN and its members contributed knowledge to a peer review in Sweden that focused on quality, person-centeredness and efficiency in care services for older people.
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ESN participated in a peer review that examined the challenges of demographic change, but also
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The first paper in a series of four public management papers presents insights and lessons from ESN’s monitoring work on how public social services at local level have responded to the crisis since 2009.
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In this annual review we look back at our work in 2013 and highlight key European policy developments and ESN’s main activities with its members. Available in several languages: English, deutsch, français, español, italiano, polski and português.
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ESN has reviewed the European Semesters 2011-13 in ten countries and identified issues to watch for the next years, highlighting that social services do not seem to be a priority and the importance of their role in society is not satisfactorily captured.
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This report shows how social services in Europe can promote choice and control alongside people with disabilities and builds on discussions from ESN's Spring Seminar in Helsinki. Also available in: français, italiano, polski, română.
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ESN analyses the European Recommendation 'Investing in children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage', which forms part of the Social Investment Package launched in February 2013.
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Καθοδήγηση σχετικά με την εφαρμογή και υποστήριξη μιας βιώσιμης μετάβασης από την ιδρυματική φροντίδα σε εναλλακτικές λύσεις φροντίδας σε επίπεδο οικογένειας και τοπικής κοινότητας για τα παιδιά, τα άτομα με αναπηρία, τα άτομα με προβλήματα ψυχικής υγε
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Εργαλειοθήκη» για τη χρήση των ταμείων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης σχετικά με τη μετάβαση από την ιδρυματική φροντίδα στη φροντίδα σε επίπεδο τοπικής κοινότητας
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ESN Spring Seminar, Helsinki 2013, Programme FI
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ESN discusses the implementation of the European Commission Recommendation on Active Inclusion, as outlined in the Social Investment Package and by ESN members.
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ESN and its members discuss the challenges posed by an ageing European population and the social investment approach to long-term care proposed in the European Commission's Social Investment Package.
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The annual report presents ESN's work in 2012, an active year which helped strengthen our growing and diverse network in challenging times. Available in several languages.
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As a follow up to ESN's Autumn Seminar, we published a practice booklet with the results of the seminar and 15 practice examples from across Europe. Also available in français and deutsch.
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As a follow up to our spring seminar, ESN publishes a booklet which provides an insight into multi-agency work between youth services working with young people leaving care and projects aimed to prevent early school leaving.
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ESN Survey on Family and Parenting Support.
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As part of the European Expert Group on Transition from Instiutional to Community Based Care, ESN contributed to these European guidelines on implementing and supporting deinstitutionalisation.
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ESN contributed to this toolkit produced by the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community Based Care, which aims to explain how EU funds can support national, regional and local authorities in the transition to community care
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An assessment of the National Reform Programmes 2012 by the ESN Working Group on Leadership, Performance, Innovation.
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This paper was prepared in response to a set of questions to members of the stakeholder group on the European Platform against Poverty and Social Exclusion from the European Commission for a meeting on 3 May.
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Pokyny pro provádění a podporu trvalého přechodu od ústavní péče k alternativám péče realizovaným v rodině a v rámci komunity u dětí, osob se zdravotním postižením, osob s duševním onemocněním a starších osob v Evropě
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Manuál o využívání evropských fondů pro přechod od ústavní péče k péči probíhající v rámci komunity
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As a follow up to ESN's Seminar 'Investing in Children', ESN Members bring examples of good practice in two key areas: integrated services and children’s participation in decision making.
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Following several months of renewed focus on child poverty at EU level, ESN publishes its position paper on combating child poverty and promoting child wellbeing.
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ESN responded to a Commission consultation on PHS as a potential area for job creation, emphasizing the needs of citizens need to be the driver of service development.
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This is ESN's review of policy & practice on active inclusion of those furthest from the labour market since the EU’s 2008 policy guidance.
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Based on Members' input, ESN analyses the Social Protection Committee's advisory report to the European Commission from the perspective of local children social services.
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ESN and other European networks working on child poverty and child well-being release a joint statement on recent Council EPSCO Conclusions.
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This peer review acknowledges the broad role played by local authorities in shaping their local area as a good place to grow older, not just in terms of service planning and provision, but also town planning, transport and accessibility.
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The report makes the case for community care, outlines the first steps in deinstitutionalisation and identifies key elements for good community care. Also available in français, magyar, polski, český and română.
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The report makes the case for community care, outlines the first steps in deinstitutionalisation and identifies key elements for good community care. Available in English, français, magyar, polski, český and română.
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The report makes the case for community care, outlines the first steps in deinstitutionalisation and identifies key elements for good community care. Also available in magyar, polski, český and română.
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The report makes the case for community care, outlines the first steps in deinstitutionalisation and identifies key elements for good community care. Available in English, magyar, polski, český and română.
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Originating from the work of ESN's working group on mental health and wellbeing, the report argues for a person-centred community approach at a national and European level. Also available in
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The report highlights ESN's activities to support members in the face of the persistent challenges facing social services in 2011. Available in English, français, español, italiano, polski and deutsch.