Research aim: To evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and outcome of the psychosocial group-intervention MindSpring for refugees.

Design: Mixed method study

Population: Refugees participating in MindSpring. Moreover, and a control group in the study with Arabic speaking refugees.

Methods: The content of the intervention and its cross-cultural acceptability as well as overall satisfaction will be evaluated through translated and validated questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Using a web-based survey, we assess self-reported health and psychosocial wellbeing in combination with screening for mental health problems at baseline and post-intervention. semi-structured qualitative interview will be conducted 3-6 months post-intervention with a subsample of the participants to investigate the feasibility, cultural acceptability, and outcomes of the program in the participants' own words.

The MindSpring intervention is carried out in collaboration with The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) – Center for Vulnerable Refugees who has been operating the MindSpring program over the past 10 years for other groups of refugees.

Primary investigators: Simon Husby, MD, PhD student and Charlotte Sonne, MD, PhD

Supervisor: Jessica Carlsson, MD, PhD

Publications

Husby, S. R., Carlsson, J., Mathilde Scotte Jensen, A., Glahder Lindberg, L., & Sonne, C. (2020). Prevention of trauma‐related mental health problems among refugees: A mixed‐methods evaluation of the MindSpring group programme in Denmark. Journal of community psychology, 48(3), 1028-1039.