Maria Fjellfeldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 6179988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maria Fjellfeldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maria |
| FAMILY NAME | Fjellfeldt |
| SIGNATURE | FJELLFELDT M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalarna University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9836-6446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention
It has been recognized that schools play a key role in promoting well-being and preventing mental health problems among children and adolescents. The local context is crucial for realizing the school’s health-promotive potential. This study aimed to explore how the role of schools is approached in Swedish municipal policy documents governing mental health efforts. A qualitative document analysis using the READ approach was conducted. Seventy-thre…
Exploring socio-spatial encounters of people experiencing mental ill-health
With the deinstitutionalisation of mental health care, individuals experiencing mental ill-health are increasingly expected to live as integrated members of the community. Yet, little is known about how they experience their everyday living environments. Situated within the post-deinstitutional paradigm, this article explores how individuals with mental ill-health navigate and make sense of their socio-spatial contexts in relation to ‘doing’ well…
Children’s and youth mental health in all policies
Given the extent of mental ill health among children and youth, as well as the complexity and interconnection of determinants of mental health, effective governance, including local-level policies, is of utmost importance. This study explores how municipal governing documents address the promotion of mental health in children and youth and the prevention of mental ill health and suicide. A document analysis was conducted. The websites of Sweden’s…
The contribution of the visual in qualitative participatory art-based research methods within the mental health field
Purpose The aim of this study is to advance the understanding of the visual in arts-based participatory research, by using the concept of theorizing processes as an analytical lens. Design/methodology/approach A secondary data analysis was conducted, using data collected in a qualitative study exploring sustainable living environments for people with mental ill-health. Findings The visual allowed for new perspectives to be gained by the process i…
Mental health supported accommodation services in a post-deinstitutionalised era
The movement towards deinstitutionalisation of mental health services has created a space for new and community-based solutions in western countries, but the field still seems to lack coherent ideological and practical features. This is also evident for issues related to housing. The aim of this article is to examine the characteristics of supportive accommodation services for people with psychiatric disabilities in Sweden, according to the exper…
The Challenges of Social Infrastructure for Urban Planning
This editorial addresses social infrastructure in relation to urban planning and localisation, drawing together the themes in this thematic issue on “Localizing Social Infrastructures: Welfare, Equity, and Community.” Having contextualised social infrastructure, we present each of the 12 contributions by theme: (a) the social consequences of the localisation of social infrastructure for individuals, (b) the preconditions for localising social inf…
A Healthy City for All? Social Services’ Roles in Collaborative Urban Development
There is broad consensus among policymakers about the urgency of developing healthy, inclusive, and socially sustainable cities. In the Swedish context, social services are considered to have knowledge that needs to be integrated into the broader urban development processes in order to accomplish such ends. This article aims to better understand the ways in which social service officials collaborate in urban development processes for developing t…
Developing Long-Term Sustainable Collaborations between Welfare Providers That Support and Promote Child and Youth Mental Health in Sweden—A Qualitative Interview Study
When addressing child and youth mental health, policy makers around the world call for collaboration between welfare providers. Research shows, however, that cross-sector collaboration is challenging. This article aims to scrutinize the issue of sustainability in the collaborative work undertaken between welfare providers to jointly support and promote child and youth mental health. In a qualitative interview study, 19 key officials involved in c…
Organizing cross-sectoral housing provision planning
In the governance of housing provision, the public sector is considered unable efficiently to manage such problems through the traditional bureaucratic organizations and associated governing tools. Instead, municipalities are expected to engage in collaborative processes across sectors and with external stakeholders, with the overarching objective to deliver more efficient planning outcomes. As the processes are carried out across sectors, it ope…
Fringe or Not Fringe? Strategies for Localizing Supported Accommodation in a Post‐Deinstitutional Era
Finding suitable locations for supported accommodations is crucial both for the wellbeing of individuals with psychiatric disabilities (PD) and to achieve the objectives of the mental health care reform in order to create opportunities for social inclusion. This article explores municipal strategies for localizing supported accommodations for people with PD. In a multiple case study, interviews with 20 municipal civil servants from social service…
One new policy
The increase in mental ill health at a global level is widely acknowledged. This trend has led to the development of new policy frameworks that focus on public mental health. This study aimed to explore the implementation process regarding regional and local responses to national policy, proposing a substantially enhanced understanding of mental health within the Swedish welfare system. To explore the implementation process, a multiple case study…
One new policy
The increase in mental ill health at a global level is widely acknowledged. This trend has led to the development of new policy frameworks that focus on public mental health. This study aimed to explore the implementation process regarding regional and local responses to national policy, proposing a substantially enhanced understanding of mental health within the Swedish welfare system. To explore the implementation process, a multiple case study…
One new policy
The increase in mental ill health at a global level is widely acknowledged. This trend has led to the development of new policy frameworks that focus on public mental health. This study aimed to explore the implementation process regarding regional and local responses to national policy, proposing a substantially enhanced understanding of mental health within the Swedish welfare system. To explore the implementation process, a multiple case study…
Organizing cross-sectoral housing provision planning
In the governance of housing provision, the public sector is considered unable efficiently to manage such problems through the traditional bureaucratic organizations and associated governing tools. Instead, municipalities are expected to engage in collaborative processes across sectors and with external stakeholders, with the overarching objective to deliver more efficient planning outcomes. As the processes are carried out across sectors, it ope…
Fringe or Not Fringe? Strategies for Localizing Supported Accommodation in a Post‐Deinstitutional Era
Finding suitable locations for supported accommodations is crucial both for the wellbeing of individuals with psychiatric disabilities (PD) and to achieve the objectives of the mental health care reform in order to create opportunities for social inclusion. This article explores municipal strategies for localizing supported accommodations for people with PD. In a multiple case study, interviews with 20 municipal civil servants from social service…
The Challenges of Social Infrastructure for Urban Planning
This editorial addresses social infrastructure in relation to urban planning and localisation, drawing together the themes in this thematic issue on “Localizing Social Infrastructures: Welfare, Equity, and Community.” Having contextualised social infrastructure, we present each of the 12 contributions by theme: (a) the social consequences of the localisation of social infrastructure for individuals, (b) the preconditions for localising social inf…
A Healthy City for All? Social Services’ Roles in Collaborative Urban Development
There is broad consensus among policymakers about the urgency of developing healthy, inclusive, and socially sustainable cities. In the Swedish context, social services are considered to have knowledge that needs to be integrated into the broader urban development processes in order to accomplish such ends. This article aims to better understand the ways in which social service officials collaborate in urban development processes for developing t…
Developing Long-Term Sustainable Collaborations between Welfare Providers That Support and Promote Child and Youth Mental Health in Sweden—A Qualitative Interview Study
When addressing child and youth mental health, policy makers around the world call for collaboration between welfare providers. Research shows, however, that cross-sector collaboration is challenging. This article aims to scrutinize the issue of sustainability in the collaborative work undertaken between welfare providers to jointly support and promote child and youth mental health. In a qualitative interview study, 19 key officials involved in c…
Mental health supported accommodation services in a post-deinstitutionalised era
The movement towards deinstitutionalisation of mental health services has created a space for new and community-based solutions in western countries, but the field still seems to lack coherent ideological and practical features. This is also evident for issues related to housing. The aim of this article is to examine the characteristics of supportive accommodation services for people with psychiatric disabilities in Sweden, according to the exper…
The contribution of the visual in qualitative participatory art-based research methods within the mental health field
Purpose The aim of this study is to advance the understanding of the visual in arts-based participatory research, by using the concept of theorizing processes as an analytical lens. Design/methodology/approach A secondary data analysis was conducted, using data collected in a qualitative study exploring sustainable living environments for people with mental ill-health. Findings The visual allowed for new perspectives to be gained by the process i…
The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention
It has been recognized that schools play a key role in promoting well-being and preventing mental health problems among children and adolescents. The local context is crucial for realizing the school’s health-promotive potential. This study aimed to explore how the role of schools is approached in Swedish municipal policy documents governing mental health efforts. A qualitative document analysis using the READ approach was conducted. Seventy-thre…
Exploring socio-spatial encounters of people experiencing mental ill-health
With the deinstitutionalisation of mental health care, individuals experiencing mental ill-health are increasingly expected to live as integrated members of the community. Yet, little is known about how they experience their everyday living environments. Situated within the post-deinstitutional paradigm, this article explores how individuals with mental ill-health navigate and make sense of their socio-spatial contexts in relation to ‘doing’ well…
Children’s and youth mental health in all policies
Given the extent of mental ill health among children and youth, as well as the complexity and interconnection of determinants of mental health, effective governance, including local-level policies, is of utmost importance. This study explores how municipal governing documents address the promotion of mental health in children and youth and the prevention of mental ill health and suicide. A document analysis was conducted. The websites of Sweden’s…
Mental health (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Mental Health and Patient Involvement (6 works) · Public relations (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (4 works) · Qualitative research (4 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 works)