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Programme for Integration and Migration)99 while
outcome, and can refer to a variety of solutions,
PICUM leads the network’s advocacy at the EU-level.
such as a visa, regularisation scheme, re-migration
The EATDN currently includes eight organisations in
or voluntary return. The case manager facilitates
seven different countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus,
contact between the individuals and relevant stake-
Greece, Italy, Poland and the UK).100 The members
holders (e.g., health professionals, legal advisors and
of EATDN implement pilot projects based on the
authorities), while monitoring the development of
provision of case management.
the case as well as the individual’s well-being.101 An
evaluation of three of the pilot projects (in Bulgaria,
Case management refers to a structured social work
Poland and Cyprus) conducted by EPIM102 demon-
approach, which implies personal support throughout
strated the positive impact of case management
a person’s immigration procedure, to work towards
on people’s ability to work towards case resolution.
case resolution. In this model, the case manager
It also showed that for pilot projects to be able to
develops a one-to-one working relationship with
successfully achieve high rates of case resolution,
individuals, supporting and empowering them to
they need to be accompanied by changes in the
engage fully with immigration procedures to work
overall system.
towards the resolution of their case. A resolution
can imply any temporary or permanent migration
99 For more information, see: https://epim.info/.
100 The organisations part of the network are: Jesuit Refugee Service Belgium; Centre for Legal Aid – Voice in Bulgaria; Cyprus Refugee Council; Human Rights360
(Greece); Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights - CILD and Progetto Diritti (Italy); Association for Legal Intervention (Poland); Detention Action and Action
Foundation (UK).
101 EATDN and PICUM, 2020, Implementing case management-based alternatives to detention in Europe.
102 EPIM, 2020, Alternatives to detention: building a culture of cooperation. Evaluation of two years engagement-based alternative to immigration detention pilot
projects in Bulgaria, Cyprus and Poland.
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