Prestudy and implementation – Improved health of asylum seekers and new arrivals in Sweden

Health Screening, percentage of asylum seekers. Number of them. 39% 44% 43% ? %

Stress from migration During the escape The situation which caused the escape from the home country During the escape During the asylum phase and the establishment in a new country

Purpose of Prestudy: To reinforce positive health trends after arrival to Sweden…

Four Target Areas: For people with a need of care for mental illness: Increase the availability of first-line interventions and culture adapted psychiatric care and trauma treatment For all asylum seekers and new arrivals: More and improved medical screening to identify people in need of somatic and psychological treatment. More and improved social and health information, enhanced health promotion and prevention To manage and follow up: Give access to a digital tool designed for the dissemination efforts and follow up of the actions given.

Seven methods and two supporting tools have been developed and/or tested during the prestudy Severe mental illness Telephone-/video support Basic education of specialists Mild to moderate mental illness Health education and support Cognitive behavioralal therapy (in progress) Basic education in migration and menthal illness Health Screening Health information Cultural and language adapted All Digital tool for follow-up Digital tool for knowledge exchange

Development of local operations to national scalable efforts - the process Identification of local good examples of efforts Further development of the initiative with national experts and local businesses Practical test in a ”pilot County” Scalable and national dispersible development of the effort

June – December 2016 Granted money from the ministry of social affairs (~3 m €) Scaling up! From 1 county to 21 Offering education to all regions in methods and support tools

Timeplan October - December 2 June August September Start-up and offer to participate Assesement of local needs Planning Local implementation Traning of trainers

Need for further development - efforts Transcultural diagnosis support and education in transcultural diagnosis and treatment Training in specialized trauma treatment Severe menthal illness Mild to moderate mental illness All Introduction training for health professionals Specialized clinics in primary care Health information and group education School based actions Basic education of professionals on children and youngsters Health information (to be further developed) Health examinations (to be further developed)

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