Anhörigas Riksförbund
Varberg, Sweden
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Founded in 1996, Anhörigas Riksförbund is a non-profit association based in Varberg, Sweden working on health, mental health, elderly care +3 more.
Anhörigas Riksförbund is a Swedish national, politically and religiously non-partisan interest organisation for carers. It works to give people who care for a relative with illness, disability or age-related needs good conditions to help, while ensuring carers can also live a good life. The federation has around 4,000 members in about 50 local associations across Sweden. It runs the Anhöriglinjen support line, publishes the member magazine Vi Anhöriga, runs study circles and projects, and advocates for carers' rights with policymakers. It was founded in 1996.
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Anhöriglinjen
Mental health · Sweden
Nationwide anonymous and free telephone support line for carers, staffed by volunteers, with access to a lawyer for guidance on carers' rights.
Vi Anhöriga
Community development · Sweden
Member magazine published four times a year giving carers a voice and covering carers' everyday situations and policy issues.
Uppdrag anhörig
Community development · Sweden
Literary project and book series with personal stories written by carers, used in study circles.
KiX Senior
Disability · Sweden
Arvsfond-funded project developing a method to counter isolation and loneliness among older people with intellectual disabilities.
Vuxensyskon
Disability · Sweden
Support for adult siblings of people with long-term illness or disability, run with Bräcke diakoni and funded by Arvsfonden.
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Svenska Röda Korset, Bräcke diakoni, Demensförbundet, Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan, Myndigheten för delaktighet
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