CHAP - Child Health and Parenting
The research group CHAP is an interdisciplinary research environment focusing on societal interventions to promote the mental health of children and parents.
The group is led by Professor Anna Sarkadi, specialist in social medicine and public health. The group has people with backgrounds in psychology, public health, medicine, health economy, and social-, behavioural-, and nursing science.
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10 Years With CHAP

Child Health and Parenting: Shaping the Future of Society
WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE!
13-15 June, 2022
BLÅSENHUS, UPPSALA
- Sustainable policy solutions to eliminate inequities in child health
- A public health approach to childhood trauma
- Internet-based intervention for child and adolescent mental health
- A compassion-focused approach to parenting
- Supporting parenting across diverse families
- The economics of prevention and promotion in child and adolescent mental health services
- Children's right to quality health care
Triumfland Saga: Spelbaserad digital lösning (app) för barn och unga
Forskargruppen CHAP vid Uppsala universitet genomför en spännande forskningsstudie där barn mellan 7-14 år har möjlighet att delta. Syftet med studien är att undersöka vad barn tycker och hur deras välmående påverkas av en spelbaserad app som heter Triumfland Saga.

CHAP-Publications
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Experiences of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden: a qualitative interview study
2022
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Feasibility of a randomised trial of Teaching Recovery Techniques (TRT) with refugee youth: results from a pilot of the Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial (SUPpORT)
2022
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Schools' and teachers' roles and challenges in supporting the mental wellbeing of refugee youths: a qualitative study with Swedish teachers
2022
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Social Determinants of the Mental Health of Young Migrants
2022
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An Integrated Care Strategy for Pre-schoolers with Suspected Developmental Disorders: The Optimus Co-design Project that has Made it to Regular Care
2021
News
- “When you talk about it, something in your heart becomes lighter” 2020-04-23
- Special issue release in the Journal of Refugee Studies 2020-01-10
- Anna Sarkadi is among those that got a few grants from Forte 2022-02-10
- The most significant research article of 2020 by Anna Fäldt and colleagues 2022-01-21
- CHAP articles mentioned in a meta-analysis of group-based PTSD intervention for refugee youth 2021-08-13
Research seminars

Once a month we have research seminars. Welcome!