Which aspects of the stay in special residential homes for young people can contribute to resilience?
Information
Period
2024-2025
Funder
The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care
Amount
€ 186 000
Project members
- Ylva B Almquist | Stockholm University (PI)
- Lars Brännström | Stockholm University
- Lisa Berg | Stockholm University
Description
Every year, around 1000 young persons are admitted to special residential homes operated by the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS). Knowledge about what happens to these young persons after they are discharged from a SiS home is limited and, to a large extent, outdated. Previous research shows that a significant majority relapse into substance abuse or criminal activities. However, most of these studies indicate that, as a whole, the group has a better situation after discharge compared to the time of admission. Based on follow-ups ranging from one to five years, a general reduction can be observed in areas such as drug abuse, mental health issues, recorded crimes, and membership in criminal gangs. This means that some of the young persons, albeit a minority, appear to have fared relatively well after the conclusion of their care. Therefore, we pose the following question in the current project: What can explain why some youths do worse and others do better?
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New project on resilience among young people in special residential homes
The Swedish National Board of Institutional Care (SiS) has funded a two-year research project on “Which aspects of the stay in special residential homes for young people can contribute to resilience?” (WIRE), led by three ICON members from Stockholm University. The project aims to identify factors in SiS residential homes that promote resilience among disadvantaged…
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