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New Forte funding for research on pathways from out-of-home care to criminal justice
A new research project involving Lars Brännström, Ylva B Almquist, Hilma Forsman and Fredrik Sivertsson has received funding from Forte. The project will investigate why young people with experience of…
Psychotropic medication trajectories around parental bereavement and their association with suicide mortality among adolescents and young adults
Losing a parent during adolescence or young adulthood can have lasting consequences for mental health. A new Swedish nationwide study examines how psychotropic medication use changes before and after parental…
Assessing the validity of a single item measure of exposure to workplace bullying
Workplace bullying is associated with substantial risks to mental and occupational health, making reliable measurement important for both research and workplace monitoring. A new Swedish study evaluates whether a single…
Sara Brolin Låftman and Sol P. Juárez appointed as professors at Stockholm University
CHESS-affiliated researchers Sara Brolin Låftman and Sol P. Juárez are among Stockholm University’s newly appointed professors for the 2025/2026 academic year. Research across different dimensions of inequality Sara Brolin Låftman…
The Swedish Parental Leave (SweParLe) Dataset is now available
The Swedish Parental Leave (SweParLe) Dataset, developed by Sol P. Juárez and Helena Honkaniemi at CHESS and the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University, is now available for…
Reciprocal longitudinal associations between job insecurity and depressive symptoms in young working women
Job insecurity is an important psychosocial stressor in working life, but its relationship with mental health may differ depending on where people are in their careers. A Swedish longitudinal study…
Becoming mothers: reproductive experiences and agency of women with physical disabilities
Women with physical disabilities continue to encounter social and institutional barriers when making decisions about pregnancy and motherhood. A qualitative study from Taiwan explores how women with physical disabilities navigate…
Mikael Rostila discusses grief and bereavement support at Almedalen
Mikael Rostila, professor at CHESS and the Department of Public Health Sciences at Stockholm University, participated in a panel discussion during Almedalen Week on 24 June. The discussion focused on…
Childhood out-of-home care and later crime, mental health, and mortality up to retirement age
Experiences of out-of-home care during childhood are associated with disadvantages that can persist long into adulthood. A new Swedish prospective cohort study takes a broad life-course perspective by examining criminal…
Severity of post-stroke functional disability and risk for depression and anxiety among patients’ partners and adult children
The consequences of stroke can extend beyond the person who experiences it. A new Swedish national register-based study examines whether the severity of a patient’s functional disability after stroke is…
