D’EP Institut has conducted a diagnosis focusing on the elderly for the City Council of Sant Quirze del Vallès during 2022-23, aiming to identify the new needs in the municipality arising from demographic changes and population aging. The diagnosis has covered various objectives such as sociodemographic analysis, mobility and accessibility analysis in the municipality, and the development of a map of resources and services. With all the collected information, a SWOT analysis has been prepared. For the diagnosis, secondary data sources (IDESCAT, INE...), review of local plans, working sessions with the Elderly Board, and 3 in-depth interviews have been used. Fore more information: https://www.santquirzevalles.cat/temes/gent-gran/pla-denvelliment-actiu-1/pla-denvelliment-actiu
JOBLAND aims to help primary school students broaden their knowledge about careers, learn to know themselves and recognize their potential, and acquire key skills that will help them in the future to make more informed and well-founded decisions about their life and career plans. D'EP Institut, together with 9 other entities of the education and training sector from 6 countries of the European Union have been responsible for creating and testing the methodological framework of the Jobland project, as well as the resources and didactic materials created. This didactic material can be downloaded free of charge from the project's website, so that teachers can be trained and apply the games and activities in class, thus helping students to acquire career management skills. What are the Jobland resources for Primary School? The JOBLAND teaching resources, which have been tested and applied in more than 70 schools in Europe, are the following:
The Caja Navarra Foundation annually contributes to a fund aimed at forgotten humanitarian crises. D’EP Institut supported the management of the 2023 call for proposals, in which 8 entities applied, and three benefited: Manos Unidas, UNICEF, and ACNUR. Specifically, D’EP was responsible for preparing the materials for the jury, systematizing the evaluation criteria, collecting their contributions, and providing the results of their assessment.
D’EP Institut has collaborated with the Catalan Mental Health Federation and the Probitas Foundation in evaluating the project on child and adolescent mental health training. The main objective of this project is tertiary prevention and the promotion of mental health, improving the quality of life of children, adolescents, and young people with mental health issues and aiding in their recovery through the training of non-specialist family members and professionals in mental health. D’EP Institut has conducted the evaluation of two training actions within the project: "Talk", a basic mental health training for acquiring knowledge and resources, and "Workshop", a workshop on child and adolescent mental health training focusing on skills, tools, and strategies for supporting children, adolescents, and young people with mental health problems. For the evaluation, interviews were conducted with project managers, family members, and professionals, and an online survey was administered to participants from the second, third, and fourth editions of the training. More information: https://www.salutmental.org/que-fem/acompanyament-a-les-persones/salut-mental-infanto-juvenil-2/
