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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Local dissemination in Finland
In November 2022, Kirsi Peltonen presented the results of the RWS-study in the Finnish research seminar of Multidisciplinary Violence Research, organised by the Institute of Health and Welfare, and in the National Congress for Psychiatrists. Over 500 researchers and practitioners participated in these events and the theme of mental health of refugee children raised multiple […]
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Training on psychosocial wellbeing of refugee children
On Friday April 22nd 2022, RWS coordinator Ilse Derluyn has given a training for teachers and school staff from across Europe as part of the activities of the Teacher Academy. Watch the training here.
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Support for young Ukrainian refugees: NKVTS initiatives
Members of the Norwegian RefugeesWellSchool team at the National Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS) have introduced RWS and its interventions in a number of seminars, webinars and conferences targeting national, municipal and county level education authorities, alongside primary and secondary school educators and administrators. This included events organized by The National Centre […]
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Support for young Ukrainian refugees by RWS
Since February 2022, many European countries are setting up care and support systems for the Ukrainian refugees. Also schools across Europe are setting up additional and specific measures to support the young Ukrainian refugees. The RefugeesWellSchool consortium has informed and supported several schools, policy-makers and governments regarding the implementation of psychosocial interventions for young refugees […]
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How to choose the right intervention?
You don’t know which intervention would fit your needs and possibilities? Check out this decision-aid tool (available in different languages!)! A short list of questions will help you to choose in a couple of minutes only!
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PhD of Anne Sofie Børsch “Care in classrooms for newcomers”
On September 16th 2022, Anne Sofie Børsch has successfully defended her PhD, entitled “Care in classrooms for newcomers: a comparative ethnographic case study of social practices to support learners’ well-being in two classrooms for newly arrived refugee and immigrant adolescents in Denmark“. Anne Sofie’s PhD thesis examines the role of schools in supporting the psychosocial well-being […]
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PhD of Emma Soye “Difference and encounter”
Recently, Emma Soye successfully defended her PhD at the University of Sussex, guided by her promotor Prof. dr. Charles Watters. Her PhD, entitled “Difference and encounter: Psychosocial support and secondary education for young migrants and refugees in the UK“, draws on the work Emma did within RefugeesWellSchool, but also critically looks at ‘integrationist’ framework RWS […]
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Short videos explaining our interventions
Watch our new videos explaining the different interventions we developed and implemented in the RefugeesWellSchool project! Classroom Drama Therapy: Caroline Spaas from KULeuven in Belgium presents the Classroom Drama Intervention that was implemented in the framework of the EU-H2020 project RefugeesWellSchool: click here PIER: Emma Soya and Prof Charles Watters, both from the University of […]
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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 […]