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Social Participation and Mental Health in the Establishment Programme for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden—A Document Analysis

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  • Sofia Larsson

    (Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University College, Hälsovägen 11, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden)

  • David Gunnarsson

    (Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University College, Hälsovägen 11, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
    School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Södertörn University, Alfred Nobels Allé 7, SE-141 89 Huddinge, Sweden)

  • Linda Vikdahl

    (Department of Health Sciences, The Swedish Red Cross University College, Hälsovägen 11, SE-141 57 Huddinge, Sweden
    School of Historical and Contemporary Studies, Södertörn University, Alfred Nobels Allé 7, SE-141 89 Huddinge, Sweden)

Abstract

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.

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  • Sofia Larsson & David Gunnarsson & Linda Vikdahl, 2022. "Social Participation and Mental Health in the Establishment Programme for Newly Arrived Refugees in Sweden—A Document Analysis," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(8), pages 1-15, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:8:p:4518-:d:789877
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    1. Maria Niemi & Hélio Manhica & David Gunnarsson & Göran Ståhle & Sofia Larsson & Fredrik Saboonchi, 2019. "A Scoping Review and Conceptual Model of Social Participation and Mental Health among Refugees and Asylum Seekers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-27, October.
    2. Markku Hyyppä & Juhani Mäki & Erkki Alanen & Olli Impivaara & Arpo Aromaa, 2008. "Long-term Stability of Social Participation," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 88(2), pages 389-396, September.
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