EPIC Projects
Informed by lived experiences to enhance policy and practice
Research Project
Care to College, a Exploratory Study on Care-Experienced Students Educational Journeys
Authored by Merike Darmody (ERSI), this study was commissioned by EPIC with Programme for Access to Higher Education (PATH 3) funding granted by the Outreach and Access Service at TU Dublin. PATH 3 is funded by the Higher Education Authority under the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education.
Education Project
Take Care: The school experiences of children and young people who have been in care
EPIC’s Education Project began in 2023 following consultation with young people. The project aims to raise awareness of the school experiences of care-experienced children and young people, build teachers knowledge and capacity with a new toolkit, and to increase collaboration amongst the adults in a child or young persons’ life.
Research Project
“Be Strong – There’s so many problems waiting”: The Experiences of Separated Children Seeking International Protection in Ireland
Authored by Dr Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, Dr Joanne Kelleher, and Professor Prospera Tedam of UCD’s School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, this research was commissioned by EPIC with funding from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Grant Scheme.