Social Participation and Mental Health in the Establishment Programme for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden—A Document Analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15464996 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sofia Larsson (0000-0002-8855-300X, Röda Korsets Högskola, corresponding author), David Gunnarsson (0000-0002-3848-0869, Södertörn University), Linda Vikdahl (0000-0002-0981-2430, Södertörn University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 4518-4518 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-08 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph19084518 |
| PMID | 35457384 |
| OpenAlex | W4224302291 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 16 |
Newly arrived refugees and asylum seekers constitute a vulnerable population in terms of health and social conditions due to lived trauma and experiences of loss, as well as factors in the host country such as not speaking the language, not having employment and social exclusion. Studies have shown that many newly arrived refugees find it difficult to establish a sustainable position in the host country's labour market due to a lack of connections, low levels of education and political, social and cultural barriers. The Swedish Public Employment Service runs an establishment programme aimed at helping newly arrived refugees to find employment quickly and manage their own livelihoods. In this study, we analyse the administrator support document used by Swedish Public Employment Service case workers in their work with the programme to explore whether and how it considers the participants' mental health and conditions for social participation. The results show that despite newly arrived refugees being especially vulnerable in terms of mental health, little attention is paid to these aspects, the possible effects they may have on the programme, the participants' integration into the labour market and Swedish society as a whole
Criminology · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Refugee · Homelessness and Social Issues · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology
Prevalence of serious mental disorder in 7000 refugees resettled in western countries
The contemporary refugee crisis
The mental health of civilians displaced by armed conflict
Mental illness and employment discrimination
Prevalence of mental ill health, traumas and postmigration stress among refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden after 2011
Analyzing Biographies and Narratives
Robert D. Putnam, Bowling alone
Understanding Integration
Civic engagement, gender and selfrated health in poor communities
Predictors of positive mental health among refugees
Long-term Stability of Social Participation
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |