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EurofamNet’s Young Researchers Group has organised an open webinar presented by Dr. Brendan Dolan and Prof. John Canavan from the University of Galway on July 14th from 15.00 – 16.30 CET and entitled From Policy Briefs to Policy Impact. This webinar responds to the growing need for early career researchers to build their capacity in achieving…

On 12th June 2026, COST celebrated a major milestone: six years of the COST Innovators Grants (CIGs).Representatives from 15 CIG networks took to the stage to present their findings, share their experiences and demonstrate the power of collaborative innovation. As part of the main agenda, EurofamNet’s CIG project was presented, diving into the implementation across…

On Monday 22nd June our colleague Dr. Faustino Rizzo (University of Padua) will give an open training entitled: From the field to theory. Ethical and dissemination challenges in researching mafia vulnerability. In this session, as part of the series of Disseminating Results in Research, we will examine the complexities of conducting and sharing research with vulnerable populations. Drawing…

On 11th June a large national meeting was held in Spain within the framework of P+Garant[IA] to continue the implementation of the Quality Assurance Protocol in this country. The meeting brought together a wide range of stakeholders and focused on identifying improvement actions and developing a roadmap for future work. Our colleague Joana Schima participated in the meeting, providing a European perspective…

EurofamNet is a partner of the EU Collaborative, an initiative led by Tanya’s Dream Fund. Together, we share a commitment to improving the lives of children, families, and communities by ending unnecessary family separation and supporting those in adversity. The EU Collaborative recently published a position paper on preventing family separation and the institutionalisation of…

On 6 February, the first regional workshop of the P+GARANT[IA] Research Excellence Network took place in Seville, Spain. This national network focuses on analysing quality assurance in services supporting children, adolescents, and families in Spain, in collaboration with and building on the work of the European Family Support Network (EurofamNet). Its main goal is to…

In this open event, EurofamNet presented its work in developing and implementing a quality assurance protocol in child and family support that is expected to produce an evidence-based and culturally-informed novel model for integrated care. Feeding all national efforts into the international collaborative context, a roadmap that identifies next steps for European evidence-informed decision making was also presented. It is…

The meeting “Quality Assurance in Child and Family Support in Europe: Policy lessons for evidence-informed decision making” has two sessions. The first session is an open session aimed at presenting EurofamNet’s work in developing and implementing a quality assurance protocol in child and family support, focusing on policy lessons that advise next steps for European…

EurofamNet, within the QA[4]Eurofam Innovators Grant, launches its fourth VMG call. The application period is from 17th to 23rd June 2024. Summary Virtual Mobility is part of COST Virtual Networking Tools, which help developing skills and capacities through virtual collaboration between researchers across Europe. Virtual Mobility Grants (VMG) foster the establishment of existing networks through…

EurofamNet, within the QA[4]Eurofam Innovators Grant, launches its third VMG call. The application period is from 28th May to 4th June 2024. Summary Virtual Mobility is part of COST Virtual Networking Tools, which help developing skills and capacities through virtual collaboration between researchers across Europe. Virtual Mobility Grants (VMG) foster the establishment of existing networks through…

On 29th April, members from EurofamNet participated in the second COST Connect on Mental Health Research meeting, which brought together circa 10 COST Actions, in addition to some relevant stakeholders, who are focused on research in mental health and related areas. The meeting was aimed at drafting a policy paper to advocate for the importance…

The Spanish National Working Group of EurofamNet has recently published in “Revista de Psicología Educativa” the Special Issue entitled “Evaluation of Programmes under the Positive Parenting Initiative in Spain”: https://journals.copmadrid.org/psed/numero_actual. The Journal “Psicología Educativa” is the educational psychology journal of the Official School of Psychologists in Madrid that reaches psychology practitioners over the country, is well…

EurofamNet will hold its next online plenary meeting on 3th February 2023 from 10h to 13h (Brussels time). The aim of this plenary is to update on the progress of the WGs and to advance in the planning of deliverables production of the 4th Grant Period of EurofamNet. 

The COST Action CA18123 launches its second Training School (TS) and open the second call from 19th January 2023 to 17th February 2023 with the aim to develop skills and capacities and contribute to a high quality training of future generations of European researchers in the field of family support from an evidence-based and pluralistic approach. The…