Social medicine / CHAP
CHAP is an international and interdisciplinary research group focusing on improving the mental health and wellbeing of children, youth and parents, through science, clinical development, and translational work.
Description
CHAP conducts applied research to promote the health and wellbeing of children and families. The optimum use of health and social interventions to promote equity and children's healthy development is at the core of social sustainability. CHAP has well-developed collaborations with clinicians, national and international partners from multiple disciplines, as well as municipalities, regions, authorities, and social entrepreneurs. We are therefore well-placed to continue to be a relevant research partner, evaluator, and knowledge-broker in developing health- and social services for children and families. Our commitment to co-produce our research with our target groups and give voice to those seldom heard put us in a unique position in Sweden.
About us
About the research group, how we work and collaborate
Research projects
We conduct our research in project form and often in co-operation with municipalities.
Publikationer
Our latest scientific articles, books, reports and theses.
Evenemang
Research seminars; Half-time seminars; Dissertations; Workshops
Awards and Achievements
In 2021:
The Psychic Prize - for initiatives in the field of mental health - Uppdrag Psykisk Hälsa's (at SKR) steering group has decided to award the prize to Inna Feldman! She has been nominated for the 2020 Psynk Prize in the category 'Socioeconomics' for her work in calculating economic profitability in relation to preventive public health work.
In 2018:
In 2016:
The Children's Ombudsman in Uppsala, Children's Rights Prize, assigns Professor Anna Sarkadi and the research group CHAP.
Group members
Research projects
- "Parenting with Awareness and Compassion" – Strengthened parental support for expectant parents
- Consent, Mutuality & Sexual Violence Among Youth: A School-based Impact Evaluation
- Healthier Wealthier Families (HWF)
- In my shoes
- Long-term outcomes of mental health problems and socio-economic deprivation among preschool children
- Mental health in young people on Gotland
- Public involvement in research - how do we do it in a meaningful and ethical way?
- Research meets art: Communicating research on public involvement
- Survivor support & empowerment
- Tools for Social Investments
- TRAUMA SUPPORT IN YOUR POCKET
- ”Together for a safe start” – An extended home visiting program in vulnerable areas
Publications
Part of PLOS ONE, 2024
- DOI for Mental health status according to the dual-factor model in Swedish adolescents: A cross sectional study highlighting associations with stress, resilience, social status and gender
- Download full text (pdf) of Mental health status according to the dual-factor model in Swedish adolescents: A cross sectional study highlighting associations with stress, resilience, social status and gender
Promoting positive development among refugee adolescents
Part of Journal of research on adolescence, p. 1064-1084, 2023
Multicountry review: developmental surveillance, assessment and care by outpatient paediatricians
Part of Archives of Disease in Childhood, p. 153-159, 2023
'They Yell and I Yell Back': Pre-schoolers' Descriptions of Conflict Laden Interactions at Home
Part of Journal of Child and Family Studies, p. 3835-3847, 2023
Part of International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023
- DOI for Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice
- Download full text (pdf) of Training non-specialists in teaching recovery techniques (TRT) to help traumatised children in humanitarian settings: a qualitative analysis of experiences gained from 20 years of practice
Part of Health Expectations, 2023
Part of The Journal of Refugee Studies, 2023
The specialty of social medicine and public health in Sweden: Challenges and future directions"
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 509-512, 2023
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 787-793, 2023
Part of PLOS ONE, 2023
Part of Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, p. 237-240, 2023
Part of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2023
- DOI for Are We Ready to Really Hear the Voices of Those Concerned?: Lessons Learned from Listening to and Involving Children in Child and Family Psychology Research
- Download full text (pdf) of Are We Ready to Really Hear the Voices of Those Concerned?: Lessons Learned from Listening to and Involving Children in Child and Family Psychology Research
Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic as demonstrated in drawings of Swedish children aged 4-6 years
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1275-1283, 2023
Successful implementation of parenting support at preschool: An evaluation of Triple P in Sweden
Part of PLOS ONE, 2022
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 1047-1058, 2022
Part of BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2022
Part of Journal of Advanced Nursing, 2022
Part of Children and youth services review, 2022
Part of BMC Public Health, 2022
- DOI for Ameliorating Child poverty through Connecting Economic Services with child health Services (ACCESS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the healthier wealthier families model in Sweden
- Download full text (pdf) of Ameliorating Child poverty through Connecting Economic Services with child health Services (ACCESS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of the healthier wealthier families model in Sweden
Part of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2022
- DOI for Tracking involvement over time: a longitudinal study of experiences among refugee parents involved as public contributors in health research
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Part of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2022
- DOI for Schools' and teachers' roles and challenges in supporting the mental wellbeing of refugee youths: a qualitative study with Swedish teachers
- Download full text (pdf) of Schools' and teachers' roles and challenges in supporting the mental wellbeing of refugee youths: a qualitative study with Swedish teachers
Part of Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2022
- DOI for Feasibility of a randomised trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) with refugee youth: results from a pilot of the Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial (SUPpORT)
- Download full text (pdf) of Feasibility of a randomised trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) with refugee youth: results from a pilot of the Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial (SUPpORT)
Part of Journal of Youth and Adolescence, p. 848-870, 2022
Social Determinants of the Mental Health of Young Migrants
Part of EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY, p. 61-73, 2022
Part of Trials, 2021
- DOI for Evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote mental health of refugee youth in Sweden (The RefugeesWellSchool Trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Evaluation of a school-based intervention to promote mental health of refugee youth in Sweden (The RefugeesWellSchool Trial): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Asthma and allergies correlate to mental health problems in preschool children
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1601-1609, 2021
Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Implementation and maintenance of a community-based intervention for refugee youth reporting symptoms of post-traumatic stress: lessons from successful sites
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Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
- DOI for Readiness of Allied Professionals to Join the Mental Health Workforce: A Qualitative Evaluation of Trained Lay Trauma Counsellors' Experiences When Refugee Youth Disclose Suicidal Ideation
- Download full text (pdf) of Readiness of Allied Professionals to Join the Mental Health Workforce: A Qualitative Evaluation of Trained Lay Trauma Counsellors' Experiences When Refugee Youth Disclose Suicidal Ideation
Part of Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
- DOI for The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Societal Infection Control Measures on Children and Adolescents' Mental Health: A Scoping Review
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 362-363, 2021
Part of Academic Psychiatry, p. 623-628, 2021
- DOI for Training Allied Professionals to Hold Mental Health Support Groups for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Can Online Education Meet the Need?
- Download full text (pdf) of Training Allied Professionals to Hold Mental Health Support Groups for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: Can Online Education Meet the Need?
Part of International Journal of Integrated Care, 2021
- DOI for An Integrated Care Strategy for Pre-schoolers with Suspected Developmental Disorders: The Optimus Co-design Project that has Made it to Regular Care
- Download full text (pdf) of An Integrated Care Strategy for Pre-schoolers with Suspected Developmental Disorders: The Optimus Co-design Project that has Made it to Regular Care
Children's Expressions of Worry During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden
Part of Journal of Pediatric Psychology, p. 939-949, 2021
Part of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, p. 1995-1996, 2021
Part of BMC Research Notes, 2021
Part of Health Expectations, 2021
- DOI for ‘I felt like a human being’: An exploratory, multi‐method study of refugee involvement in the development of mental health intervention research
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 1745-1757, 2020
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, p. 253-261, 2020
Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
Part of International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being, 2020
Children want parents to ask for permission before 'sharenting'
Part of Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, p. 981-983, 2020
“When you talk about it, something in your heart becomes lighter”
Part of European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, p. 573-574, 2020
Part of Trials, 2020
- DOI for Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for unaccompanied refugee youth experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial; SUPpORT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
- Download full text (pdf) of Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for unaccompanied refugee youth experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial; SUPpORT): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Part of Journal of Affective Disorders, p. 789-799, 2020
Part of BMJ Open, 2020
- DOI for Evaluation of the teaching recovery techniques community-based intervention for accompanied refugee children experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Accompanied refugeeS In Sweden Trial; ASsIST): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for "We also communicate through a book in the diaper bag"-Separated parents' ways to coparent and promote adaptation of their 1-4 year olds in equal joint physical custody
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Part of Child Psychiatry and Human Development, p. 132-141, 2019
Outside the norm: Mental health, school adjustment and community engagement in non-binary youth
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, p. 529-538, 2019
Part of The Journal of Refugee Studies, p. 122-140, 2019