Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Denmark, 2010 - Unknown

Since 2010, the social services administration of the Municipality of Copenhagen has led the implementation of a sports project for young offenders who are at risk of criminal behaviour, including drug and alcohol trade and misuse, as well as young people with criminal records. The goal of the practice is to include young offenders in society by engaging them in group or individual sport activities and training sessions provided by volunteers, social workers or previous participants of the project. Family members and friends of young offenders are encouraged to be involved as the project is open to the wider community of Copenhagen. These activities aim to develop the social and emotional experiences and skills of young offenders and maximise their engagement and social interactions with peers as well as with their family members.

Spain, 2011 - Still operating

The Early Warning Information System for Children with Developmental Disorders (ALBORADA) is an online platform designed and implemented in Andalucía, Spain, to address the developmental difficulties experienced by children aged 0 to 6 years old. ALBORADA provides an online database with information about the number and the types of public and private early intervention resources available to the child in their region. The online system offers a list of social and healthcare services for young children with developmental disorders.

France, Greece, 2016 - Still operating

‘Time to be Welcome’ is a project that aims to support and empower newly-arrived migrant and refugee children and young people to smoothly integrate in Greece and France. The programme targets migrant and refugee children and young people not only coming from Syria but also from different regions around the world. The project is a partnership led by the World Scout Organisation Movement in partnership with various youth organisations which aim to encourage volunteers to help young migrants and refugees through non-formal education activities and youth work. The number of volunteers participating in the project is 50 and they come from countries around the world for periods between 2 to 12 months. The volunteers receive training before temporarily joining the host organisations of EEUDF in France and the Soma Hellinon Proskopon in Greece. The training stage aims to prepare volunteers for delivering educational activities based on a child-centred, bottom-up approach which ensures migrant and refugee children’s long-term inclusion in the communities of reception. Daily activities include a variety of workshops, sport and cultural activities language courses as well as raising awareness events and activities to promote the programme’s good practices and the interaction of refugee population with local communities.

United Kingdom, 2013 - Still operating

The Tadpoles programme is a group-based intervention that aims to develop the attachments between adoptive parents and children through play. It is based on ‘Theraplay’ principles. Senior practitioners first visit families at their homes to give families information about the intervention and to conduct an initial assessment of the nature of attachment between parent and child. Families then attend four group sessions, during which practitioners demonstrate a new play technique that families practice in the second half of the session. There are also opportunities for free play and socialising between families.

Belgium, Unknown - Unknown

The Flemish Anti-Bullying Intervention is a whole school intervention that intends to reduce the incidence of bullying amongst primary and secondary students. It is comprised of three modules. Module one is aimed at teachers, parents and staff, module two at students and module three at bullies and their victims themselves. Activities include the development of clear anti-bullying policies, problem-solving strategies for those who are victims or witnesses of bullying and encouraging bullies to reflect on and atone for their behaviour.