1. Supporting refugees’ mental health in Finland. PALOMA handbook.
Johanna Mäki-Opas, Satu Jokela, Anu Castaneda

2. Potentially traumatic experiences in the former home country
Johanna Mäki-Opas

3. Severe depression and anxiety symptoms
Johanna Mäki-Opas

4. Supporting refugees’ mental health in Finland. PALOMA handbook
Targeted for professionals on different levels of administration and contexts.
Covers the whole field of mental health work from preventive work outside of health and social services to primary and specialized care of (mental)health and social services.
Available at (English summary)
Johanna Mäki-Opas

5. The PALOMA handbook consist:
Information about refugees resource and risk factors that are relevant to mental health
Specific recommendations for decision makers and professionals
Methods and tools
Johanna Mäki-Opas

6. Our vision
Concrete recommendations of the PALOMA handbook enable the professionals to promote mental health and improve services in a culturally sensitive way.
As a result, refugees’ mental health and overall wellbeing will be improved in Finland.
Johanna Mäki-Opas

7. The PALOMA project is carried out by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Kuopio University Hospital, the Finnish Association for Mental Health, Helsinki University Hospital (Department of Psychiatry), and the City of Hämeenlinna.
The project is funded by the EU’s Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), and runs from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2018.
Johanna Mäki-Opas