News and Publications
Find our publications and results of the project. Here you can read about news, scientific publications, policy recommendations, manuals, and reports.
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RWS webinar and online workshops: Report and materials
On 21 March 2022, RefugeesWellSchool hosted an all-day conference and workshop to discuss the RWS study findings and provide practical information on the various psycho-social interventions carried out. Hosted online and open to the public, the event drew dozens of researchers, teachers, practitioners, and policy makers, all joining from a number of different countries. Keynote […]
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Programme announcement: RWS webinar & online workshops
RefugeesWellSchool Webinar & Online Workshops ‘Interventions to promote the well-being of migrant and refugee adolescents in schools’ 21 March 2022 PROGRAMME Plenary Webinar 10:00 – 13:00 CET 10:00 – 10:15 Welcome & Overview of the project Ilse Derluyn, Ghent University, Belgium 10:15 – 10:45 “Reflections on belonging: The role of […]
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Speaker announcement!
We are delighted to announce that prof. Mina Fazel will be one of the keynote speakers at our RWS webinar. She will talk about “Reflections on belonging: The role of schools in refugee health” on 21st March 2022. We cannot wait! REGISTER NOW Find out more about the RWS webinar & workshops.
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RWS continues to present at scientific conferences
Scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing is important for the RWS project. This is why RWS researchers make continuous efforts to speak about the RWS study at international and local scientific conferences, seminars and workshops. Caroline Spaas ( KU Leuven) and colleagues presented findings about the mental health profiles of young refugees and migrants at the […]
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European stakeholders’ meeting
RWS works in close collaboration with many stakeholders in mental health, migration and education on a national and European level. Meeting with the RWS stakeholders, discussing ideas together and building on feedback received from the stakeholders have been an integral part of the RWS project. As the project entered a new phase after analysing some […]
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National stakeholder meeting in Norway
Stakeholder meetings are an important part of the RefugeesWellSchool project. The Norwegian team held their national stakeholder meeting in October 2021. Members of the national stakeholder committee in Norway represent students with a migration background and different actors of the educational system: teachers, principals, the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training and the Directorate for […]
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RefugeesWellSchool webinar and workshops
RefugeesWellSchool Webinar & Workshops 21 March 2022 Interventions to promote the well-being of migrant and refugee adolescents in schools The project An EU Horizon 2020 research project, RefugeesWellSchool (RWS) implemented and evaluated preventive psychosocial interventions in schools in order to promote the well-being of migrant and refugee adolescents. The project took place in Belgium, Denmark, […]
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RWS findings at conferences and research seminars!
RWS researchers kept on being presenting interesting findings to the public and scientific community in conferences, seminars and other scientific meetings. Throughout many fantastic appearances, they provided an overview of the projects, talked about important research results, and shared their reflections on research design and methodology. Ilse Derluyn (UGent, Belgium) introduced the project […]
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RWS Belgium goes back to school!
Relationships with schools are very important to us. RWS have been closely collaborating with many great schools prior, during, and after the implementation of the interventions. Now that schools have become open again, it is crucial for us to keep participating schools updated about the preliminary findings of the RWS study. The Belgian team organised […]
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Interesting RWS related BA-MA theses in Finland!
Several Bachelor- and Master theses, utilizing Finnish RWS data, are underway, and students were happy to present their work in semniars. RWS researchers are happy to see the interesting findings Marleena Piikkilä: PTSD symptoms and social relations in adolescence – Associations among native Finns and newcomers Lassi Kallio & Sanna Kleemola: Associations between maternal and […]
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RWS teams busy at conferences – List of presentations
The RWS teams have been busy going around in the virtual world and talk to researchers and professionals about our school-based interventions. Find here the full list of our presentations. If you find them interesting and want to know more, drop us an email on [email protected] ! Peltonen, K. (2020): Pakolaislasten ja -nuorten mielenterveys. The […]
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The Finnish team discusses sense of security, trauma, crisis and disaster
Finnish RWS researchers, Raija-Leena Punamäki and Kirsi Peltonen participated in the 2nd International Symposium on Safety and Security Research, on 10th September 2020. Researchers from different fields of psychology in Finland got together on Zoom to discuss this year’s topic, Global Disruptions and Everyday Experiences. Raija-Leena and Kirsi talked about the RWS psychosocial interventions, and how […]