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ArticleHealth expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy2024

Co-Design Workshops to Develop a Psychosocial Support Service Model for Refugees in Sweden Affected by Gender-Based Violence.

Anna Pérez-Aronsson, Elin Inge, Heba Alanbari, Iman Alsalamah, Miras Ghannoum, Zozan Abu Mohammad, Frida Johansson Metso, Frida Holmqvist, Johanna Belachew, Tove Filén and 3 more

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Anna Pérez-AronssonChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1530-7235
Elin IngeChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Heba AlanbariChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Iman AlsalamahChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Miras GhannoumChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Zozan Abu MohammadChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Frida Johansson MetsoSwedish Red Cross Competence Centre for Rehabilitation of Torture and War Trauma, Stockholm, Sweden.
Frida HolmqvistInformation Sweden, County Administrative Boards of Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Johanna BelachewKvinnofridsmottagningen (Outpatient Clinic for Women Subjected to Violence), Uppsala University Hospital, Region Uppsala, and National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women (NCK), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Tove FilénKvinnofridsmottagningen (Outpatient Clinic for Women Subjected to Violence), Uppsala University Hospital, Region Uppsala, and National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women (NCK), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Frida Pålsson HennoksKvinnofridsmottagningen (Outpatient Clinic for Women Subjected to Violence), Uppsala University Hospital, Region Uppsala, and National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women (NCK), Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Anna SarkadiChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Georgina WarnerChild Health and Parenting (CHAP), Department of Public Health and Caring Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-7850-9136

Funding

This work was supported by a grant from the Centre of Women's Mental Health during the Reproductive Lifespan (WOMHER) at Uppsala University, and an applied welfare planning grant from the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (ref. 2022-01342).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExperiencing gender-based violence (GBV) is common among refugees. Intersecting systems of oppression can increase the risk of GBV and of suffering detrimental consequences, while concurrently creating barriers to meaningful support. Despite this, refugees with lived experience of GBV are rarely involved in the development, planning and adaptation of services and policies.

methodsThis article reports on a formative research process that aimed to involve public contributors (refugee victim-survivors of GBV) and relevant stakeholders in co-designing a service model aimed at improving psychosocial support in Sweden. Led by a partnership of public contributors and academic researchers, the research process consisted of iterative cycles of co-design workshops, complemented by scoping of existing literature.

resultsThe co-design process resulted in a characterisation of the psychosocial service system needs, as perceived by the survivor co-researchers and stakeholders, and a two-level empowerment and support service model. The model included (i) a community-based intervention to promote help-seeking and (ii) psychosocial group support delivered in specialist clinics. Outcomes of the project included perceived benefits for those involved, service-led direct changes and acquisition of funding for continued research on the co-designed model.

conclusionImproving psychosocial support for refugees in Sweden affected by GBV requires safe spaces to connect with peers and familiarise with available services, laws and rights in the society. Further, strengthened collaborations across sectors are necessary to meet the variety of needs. Co-design workshops were an effective way to initiate changes in the service delivery model for psychosocial support for refugees in Sweden affected by GBV. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTIONS: This is a participatory reflection on a participatory process. The survivor co-researchers contributed to designing and carrying out the PPI process and have co-authored this manuscript.

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Gender-Based ViolenceRefugeesFemaleHumansMalePsychosocial Support SystemsSocial SupportSurvivorsSwedenco‐designgender‐based violenceintervention developmentmental healthpatient and public involvementpsychosocial supportrefugee

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PMID39129706
PMCPMC11317807

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