Primdahl N.L.

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School-based psychosocial interventions’ effectiveness in strengthening refugee and migrant adolescents’ mental health, resilience, and social relations: A four-country cluster randomized study
School-based psychosocial interventions are increasingly put forward as a way to support young refugees’ and migrants’ well-being and mental health in resettlement. However, the evidence on these interventions’ effectiveness remains scarce and scholars denounce particular gaps in the evidence to date, pointing to a lack of large-scale, controlled studies and studies including social outcome measures. This cluster randomized study aims…
2023
Hilden P.K. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Primdahl N.L. Soye E. Watters C. Spaas C. De Haene L. Andersen A.J. Opaas M. Colpin H. Said-Metwaly S. Skovdal M. Jervelund S.S.
Mental health & psychosocial well-being Formal education Norway Intervention Denmark Belgium Randomised control trial United Kingdom English
Understanding how classroom drama workshops can facilitate social capital for newly arrived migrant and refugee adolescents: Insights from Denmark
Art-based interventions, such as classroom drama workshops (CDWs), increasingly form part of a collection of mental health-promoting activities introduced in school settings. While research points to the potential benefits of CDWs for the mental well-being of refugee and migrant adolescents, the mechanisms to such improvement are less understood. In this article we respond to the need for qualitative evidence of…
2024
Verelst A. Derluyn I. Primdahl N.L. Spaas C. De Haene L. Dähne F. Siemsen N. Skovdal M. Jervelund S.S.
Inclusion English Formal education Intervention Denmark Focus group Document analysis Interview Teachers & educational staff
Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement
While scholarly literature indicates that both refugee and non-refugee migrant young people display increased levels of psychosocial vulnerability, studies comparing the mental health of the two groups remain scarce. This study aims to further the existing evidence by examining refugee and non-refugee migrants’ mental health, in relation to their migration history and resettlement conditions. The mental health of 883 refugee…
2022
Durbeej N. Opaas M. Sarkadi A. Colpin H. Kankaanpää R. Hilden P.K. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Osman F. Primdahl N.L. Aalto S. Soye E. Watters C. Peltonen K. Spaas C. De Haene L. Skovdal M. Devlieger I. Jervelund S.S. Andersen A.J.
English Mental health & psychosocial well-being Racism & discrimination Secondary education Caregivers Gender
‘It’s difficult to help when I am not sitting next to them’: How COVID-19 school closures interrupted teachers’ care for newly arrived migrant and refugee learners in Denmark
Teachers play a critical role in providing social and emotional support for newly arrived migrant and refugee learners. Such care ordinarily takes place in the classroom, raising questions about the impact of the 2020 COVID-19 school closures on their care work. In this article we analyze qualitative data from phone interviews with eight teachers in Danish preparatory classes, paying particular…
2021
Jervelund S.S. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Primdahl N.L. Børsch A.S. Skovdal M.
English Access & participation Denmark Socio-emotional learning & development COVID-19 Interview Teachers & educational staff