Frida Petersson
Biographic Data
| ID | 6094344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frida Petersson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frida |
| FAMILY NAME | Petersson |
| SIGNATURE | PETERSSON F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8512-7892 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Access to Services for Under 18s Who Inject Drugs
Many people who inject drugs begin before 18, while they are still legally minors/children. This age group has not been a specific focus in youth harm reduction research. We explore thresholds for service access for under 18s who inject drugs from the perspectives of both people who inject drugs and service providers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 people in Sweden, Switzerland and Wales who began injecting drugs before turning…
Children Who Inject Drugs
This paper presents findings from a cross-national study comparing frontline workers’ actual and potential responses to injecting drug use among minors (under 18) in Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales. We investigate if and how distinct drug policy contexts and child protection systems appear in front-line workers’ talk, and whether divergent policy settings might be associated with differential institutional responses. Attention is given to the diff…
Legal Minors Who Inject
BACKGROUND: Injection drug use among legal minors is under-researched. Although the population may be small in absolute terms, treatment needs may be greater than for those who began injecting as adults. Such knowledge may help tailor services more effectively. Previous research tends to use selective samples or focuses solely on medical indicators. The present study uses a larger sample drawn from national register data in Sweden over a 9-year p…
Keeping concerned significant others at a distance in compulsory treatment for people with substance use in Sweden
While previous drug treatment research has focused on the importance of supportive social relationships for recovery from alcohol and drugs, less is known about how this theme relates to compulsory drug treatment. This study analyzes how staff at four compulsory treatment institutions for adult drug users in Sweden rationalize the importance of maintaining contact with concerned significant others (CSOs) during the client’s treatment. Four focus …
Child-centred harm reduction
Harm reduction has become increasingly influential in drug policy and practice, but has developed primarily around adult drug use. Theoretical, practical, ethical and legal issues pertaining to children and adolescents under the age of majority - both relating to their own use and the effects of drug use among parents or within the family - are less clear. This commentary proposes a sub-field of drug policy at the intersection of harm reduction a…
Locked Up and Locked Out
This qualitative study explores clients’ perspectives on their personal relationships while in compulsory drug treatment. Interviews with 31 participants (14 female and 17 male) were conducted at four compulsory treatment institutions for adults who use drugs in Sweden. Taken together, our study reveals that clients in general had to struggle to maintain social relationships due to strict restrictions on their interpersonal contact and communicat…
Towards an actor-oriented approach to social exclusion
Social exclusion has emerged as a key concept within Swedish social work research during the last decade. Yet, despite the plethora of conceptualisations put forward there is a dearth of critical discussion on potential pitfalls and limitations following this fragmentation. This article investigates the deployment of social exclusion in national social work research during the period 1999–2016. Three separate but linked research strands are ident…
Excusing exclusion
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Excusing exclusion
Towards an actor-oriented approach to social exclusion
Social exclusion has emerged as a key concept within Swedish social work research during the last decade. Yet, despite the plethora of conceptualisations put forward there is a dearth of critical discussion on potential pitfalls and limitations following this fragmentation. This article investigates the deployment of social exclusion in national social work research during the period 1999–2016. Three separate but linked research strands are ident…
Locked Up and Locked Out
This qualitative study explores clients’ perspectives on their personal relationships while in compulsory drug treatment. Interviews with 31 participants (14 female and 17 male) were conducted at four compulsory treatment institutions for adults who use drugs in Sweden. Taken together, our study reveals that clients in general had to struggle to maintain social relationships due to strict restrictions on their interpersonal contact and communicat…
Keeping concerned significant others at a distance in compulsory treatment for people with substance use in Sweden
While previous drug treatment research has focused on the importance of supportive social relationships for recovery from alcohol and drugs, less is known about how this theme relates to compulsory drug treatment. This study analyzes how staff at four compulsory treatment institutions for adult drug users in Sweden rationalize the importance of maintaining contact with concerned significant others (CSOs) during the client’s treatment. Four focus …
Child-centred harm reduction
Harm reduction has become increasingly influential in drug policy and practice, but has developed primarily around adult drug use. Theoretical, practical, ethical and legal issues pertaining to children and adolescents under the age of majority - both relating to their own use and the effects of drug use among parents or within the family - are less clear. This commentary proposes a sub-field of drug policy at the intersection of harm reduction a…
Legal Minors Who Inject
BACKGROUND: Injection drug use among legal minors is under-researched. Although the population may be small in absolute terms, treatment needs may be greater than for those who began injecting as adults. Such knowledge may help tailor services more effectively. Previous research tends to use selective samples or focuses solely on medical indicators. The present study uses a larger sample drawn from national register data in Sweden over a 9-year p…
Children Who Inject Drugs
This paper presents findings from a cross-national study comparing frontline workers’ actual and potential responses to injecting drug use among minors (under 18) in Sweden, Switzerland, and Wales. We investigate if and how distinct drug policy contexts and child protection systems appear in front-line workers’ talk, and whether divergent policy settings might be associated with differential institutional responses. Attention is given to the diff…
Access to Services for Under 18s Who Inject Drugs
Many people who inject drugs begin before 18, while they are still legally minors/children. This age group has not been a specific focus in youth harm reduction research. We explore thresholds for service access for under 18s who inject drugs from the perspectives of both people who inject drugs and service providers. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 people in Sweden, Switzerland and Wales who began injecting drugs before turning…
Sociology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Harm (3 works) · Harm reduction (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (3 works)