FOCUS: A research project on integration
How to live well together
FOCUS in a nutshell
FOCUS is an EU funded research project running from January 2019 to June 2022, led by the IFRC Reference Centre for Psychosocial Support hosted by the Danish Red Cross with partners from nine countries (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark France, Germany, Ireland, Jordan and the United Kingdom).
It aims to make an impact on both research and practice by understanding and improving the dynamics of integration in Jordan, Croatia, Germany and Sweden. A special emphasis is put on identifying and capitalising on the psychological and social factors that support integration and really help us to live well together.
Therefore, FOCUS
- Maps integration policies and practices and carry out major field studies at four research sites;
- Identifies and pilots innovative practices for social and labour market integration and pilot-tests;
- Engages with policy makers to provide guidance on policy development and programme design.
The 10th International Congress on Migration and Mental Health is coming up! 2/2 FOCUS partner @BIM_HU_Berlin + @ChariteBerlin offer training sessions (in German) including FOCUS findings: 1/2 FOCUS partner @BIM_HU_Berlin + @ChariteBerlin offer training sessions (in German) including FOCUS findings: FOCUS General Assembly meeting at @IFRC_PS_Centre in Copenhagen: Everybody is happy to meet again in person! Very constructive discussions help to get a clear picture of the last project months ahead of us. #integration #MigrantIntegrationEU #refugees #FOCUSforRefugees Missed the last FOCUS Forum on Mental Health and Psychological Support in Dynamic Integration? Read our summary report here: https://t.co/GrYrJ1Pzip and stay tuned for the next episode of our podcast (coming soon)! A group of researchers led by Amanda Nguyen (University of Virginia) and Catherine Lee (Johns Hopkins University) have been conducting a systematic review on the effectiveness of low-threshold psychosocial interventions in the context of forced migration: https://t.co/2q4s5rvpHn. "A Central Clearing Clinic to Provide Mental Health Services for Refugees in Germany" is a recent publication by FOCUS researcher Ulrike Kluge from @ChariteBerlin (and others): https://t.co/FqxcAKoIDk. "Understanding multiethnic and multiracial 📢Do not miss this TOOLKIT for designing cluster interventions to foster #migrants labour #inclusion by the @LIMEproject2019 Migrants labour inclusion: Toolkit and Advocacy paper on MEIC LIME project has released two a paper and a toolkit to make the Migrants Economic Integration Cluster (MEIC) approach results accessible and replicabl... bit.ly An interesting read on a knowledge exchange on #integration practices: . @COMPAS_oxford Planning for migrant integration and inclusion in smaller municipalities - COMPAS Whilst there is growing interest in the role of the local level in integration and inclusion, this has often focussed… bit.ly You're interested in #MigrantResearch and the role of #MentalHealth in #integration? Sign up for the #FOCUSforRefugees newsletter here: https://t.co/Er5CaY3f4G. "People on the move" is the theme of this year's Fundamental Rights Forum in October 2021. Subscribe for updates: Sign up | Fundamental Rights Forum fundamentalrightsforum.eu The UN Migration (IOM) Regional Office for the EU, Norway, Switzerland & UK published a COVID-19 guidance and toolkit for #MentalHealth and psychosocial support teams: . COVID-19 Guidance and Toolkit for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Teams This brief document compiles existing material related to mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) for the COVID-19 crisis, as well as other res... eea.iom.int
Date: Sat. 30 Oct. – Sun. 31 October, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Format: face to face and online (all presentations available to stream live during both days)
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2) „Wie verstehen wir Integration ...?“
Thur, 23 Sept, 3 pm - 5 pm (UTC/GMT +2:00) | https://t.co/XKF8CBWqH7
1) "Erscheinungsformen von Rassismus in Gruppendiskussionen zum Thema Integration"
Wed, 22 Sept, 10 am - 4 pm (UTC/GMT +2:00) | https://t.co/skshiPXg4X
experiences globally: towards a conceptual
framework of mixedness": recent publication by FOCUS researcher Nahikari Irastorza, Senior researcher at @MalmoUniversity (and others): https://t.co/EcNkfXEett.
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📄Get to know more about the methodology used, operation suggestions & the Network Performance of Italian and Spanish Pilots
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