Planning and development of a support intervention
Here is some practical information about the workshops in which we collaborate with the target audience to plan future research offering support for women with lived experience of forced migration and mental ill-health living in Sweden. With mental ill-health we mean for example feeling down for longer periods, having difficulties with sleep, difficulties to relax, and lack of concentration.
We will begin all workshop sessions with a lunch which we will pay for (30 minutes, between 12:00 and 12:30 hrs). Refreshments and fika will be served during the sessions.
Those who attend workshops will be paid a salary of 1 500 SEK before taxes.
The workshops will take place at our university campus in Flemingsberg, Stockholm. Here you find directions how to get to our campus.
In order to attend the workshops you need to be a woman over 18 years of age with lived experience of forced migration and mental ill-health. You need to have a work permit in Sweden.
Dates and times for the upcoming workshops
First workshop
Date: 05 May, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- Why do women with lived experience of forced migration and mental ill-health need peer support?
- In what ways can mental health and wellbeing be improved through peer support?
Second workshop
Date: 19 May, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- What topics and activities should be addressed through peer support intervention?
- What materials and procedures are needed for the intervention?
Third workshop
Date: 26 May, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- Who will provide the intervention?
- What background, experience and qualifications is needed for leaders?
- How should we prepare leaders of peer support sessions?
- What support is needed for the leaders?
Fourth workshop
Date: 09 June, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- How will the intervention be conducted?
- How many participants should be in sessions?
Fifth workshop
Date: 01 September, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- What location is suitable for the peer support sessions?
- What is important when considering a peer support location?
Sixth workshop
Date: 15 September, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- When should the sessions be offered?
- How long should each sessions last?
- How often should the sessions be conducted?
Seventh workshop
Date: 29 September, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- Are any tailoring needed for the intervention?
Eighth workshop
Date: 13 October, 2026
Time: 12:00-17:00 hrs
Topics:
- Summary of prior workshops, moving forward
- Closing session
Who are responsible for the workshops?
The workshops will be conducted together with a team of women, people with lived experience of forced migration, health professionals, researchers, and a PhD student. All with genuine interest in understanding how support for women with lived experience of forced migration and mental ill-health can be improved. All involved in the workshops work under condifentiality and only people who work in the project attend the sessions.
We are looking forward to meeting you!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tommy Carlsson
