The overall aim of this project is to promote the mental health and well-beingof students at Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, based on the Stepped Care model, developed in the program for the promotion of mental health in higher education - ACCES Program. Focusing on a promotion and prevention approach, and adopting a logic of collective participation, the following specific objectives are identified: 1. Development of mental health promotion, prevention and adjustment activities (level 1 and 2), with a view to improving skills related to mental health literacy, mental resilience and stress management; 2. Strengthening psychotherapeutic and psychiatric responses for students with common mental disorders of mild to moderate severity (level 3), with a view to early intervention and avoiding more serious pathologies; 3. Strengthening the mechanisms for identifying situations of risk or serious mental illness and referring them to specialized health services (level 4 and 5); 4. Promoting the active participation of the student association in the development, implementation and evaluation of activities;5. Inclusion of students with specific educational needs and other vulnerable groups (1st year students, displaced students, national and international students, students benefiting from school social action, scholarship students from PALOP countries, women students, and LGBTQIA+ students), across the board in the activities developed.

The EQUALS4COVID19 project aims to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and the physical, mental, and social well-being of the immigrant population in Portugal, and among young people, adults, and the elderly with Brazilian and Cape Verdean nationality residing in the districts of Lisbon, Faro, Porto, and Setúbal in particular. Individuals who were/were in quarantine or isolation, by infection or suspicion, will be included and several factors, from anxiety, depression, and resilience, to factors related to reconciliation between work and family, perceived social support, the situation in the face of work and financial income and expectations for the future will be considered. Considering the population subgroups in terms of nationality, gender, age, and district under study, the study has the following specific objectives: 1. Identify modifiable factors of protection or weakening of mental health in a scenario context; 2. To characterize perceived access to health services and individual protection measures; 3. To draw up recommendations for the public policy of integration of immigrants and asylum seekers and good practices for the training of health professionals as privileged agents of the promotion of mental health and well-being with respect for individual and cultural diversity.

CONTEXT: The existing knowledge on the interplay among immigration, acculturation, and fertility is new and inconsistent, particularly regarding the sociocultural constraints to fertility. The FEMINA project emerges from three main socio-demographic factors: 1) declining fertility in Portugal, 2) the structural changes of the country over the last four decades, and 3) the significant role of immigration in increasing birth rates. Therefore, it was designed to address the complex factors of individual, social, cultural and economic order which influence the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) experiences and expectations among Cape Verdean and Portuguese Families. By combining the expertise of CIES-IUL and ISAMB-FMUL researchers in the areas of Migrations, Family, and Health Inequalities, FEMINA intends to establish a comprehensive intersectional approach to SRH as the right for all to a satisfying and safe sex life. AIMS: The overall research question (RQ) ("Does immigration and acculturation influence intersectional SRH inequalities in Portugal?") generated a number of subsidiary RQ: 1. What is the difference in the fertility gap of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant women? 2. What socio-demographic factors (including migrant-specific indicators) are associated with SRH of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women? 3. What are the differences in the current cultural practices and future expectations related to SRH of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women? 4. What cultural believes and practices of Portuguese native and Cape Verdean migrant men and women support or harm positive SRH health and healthcare utilization? 5. What are the views and values of experts and stakeholders regarding tailoring SRH services to the receiving population? 6. How can SRH services be more integrative of cognitions and practices from immigrants’ cultures of origin? METHODS: To answer these RQ, a multimethod research was designed to explore both...

The central objective was to analyze the social situation of the Portuguese Ciganos/Roma through the delimitation of a set of dimensions and indicators that allowed mapping of the profiles and their distribution in the national territory, taking into account their socio-demographic characteristics, patterns of territorial insertion, (interviews, documentary analysis, the Delphi method). In addition, it has been used as a tool to improve the quality of life of the Roma community.

This project seeks to understand the size and characteristics of the new emigration, especially considering the relationships that migrants maintain with their country of origin. In order to better operationalize the research, some restrictions will be adopted.

The research to carry out with intends to make a contribution to an understanding and explanation of the complex reality of the social reintegration of people addicted to psychoactive substances, after attendance at a treatment process in a therapeutic community. In articulating different theoretical viewpoints, it is hoped to identify trends and factors that lead to effective social reintegration, and rejection of the use of psychoactive substances. We intend to develop an analysis model that considers different analytical dimensions and accounts for the strength versus vulnerability factors that may influence these individuals' social reintegration trajectories. A central objective of the research is to capture social regularities and singularities that are present in the individuals' reintegration strategies and associated with social, family, and individual patterns and with skills acquired during the therapeutic process, or resulting from the appropriation of institutional measures.

The objectives of this study were, on the one hand, 1) to identify and characterize the immigrants living in this municipality by applying a questionnaire survey to 400 individuals / family groups; on the other, 2) the apprehension and analysis of the practices of racism and discrimination against immigrant groups, as well as the contribution of immigrants to the local economy, main problems felt, relations with public and private institutions based in the municipality, etc. in addition to documentary analysis and the collection and analysis of statistical data, interviews were conducted with local institutions, services and NGOs that intervene with immigrant groups.

The objectives of this study were, on the one hand, 1) to identify and characterize the immigrants living in this county through the application of a questionnaire survey to more than 400 individuals / family groups; on the other, 2) the apprehension and analysis of the practices of racism and discrimination against immigrant groups, as well as the contribution of immigrants to the local economy, main problems felt, relations with public and private institutions based in the municipality, etc. in addition to documentary analysis and the collection and analysis of statistical data, interviews were conducted with local institutions, services and NGOs that intervene with immigrant groups.