MadresUP: Empowering Resilient Motherhood of Migrant, Refugee and Roma Women for their Psychosocial Wellbeing
Proyecto
ACTIVITY
Promoting Psychosocial Well-being among Unaccompanied Migrant Youth: Assessing Needs, Strengths, and Resources in the Andalusian Context
Responsible: Virginia Paloma Abstract: The aim of this project is to explore the trajectories of vulnerability, resilience, and psychosocial well-being among unaccompanied migrant youth transitioning into adulthood in Andalusia. Specifically, the project focuses on young people who migrated independently as minors and who, following the end of institutional care, face...
1 de June de 2026 - investigacion
Visit from Raquel Carrión, Director of the Social Mentoring Coordinator
On May 29, 2026, we had the pleasure of welcoming Raquel Carrión, Director of the Social Mentoring Coordinator (CMS), to the Faculty of Psychology. This meeting took place within the framework of the collaboration established between CMS and CESPYD through the project “Promoting Psychosocial Well-being among Unaccompanied Migrant Youth: Assessing...
- noticias
Blanca Vera Participates in the 1st Conference on Gender, Teaching, and University
On May 27, Blanca Vera, CESPYD researcher and PhD student in Psychology, participated in the 1st Conference on Gender, Teaching, and University: Building Knowledge from Feminism, from Theory to Practice, organized by the University of Seville. The conference brought together faculty members, researchers, and students to reflect on the incorporation...
28 de May de 2026 - noticias
FEATURED
Perceived Detention Environment and Mental Health of Detainees in Immigration Detention Centers in Spain
Reference: Paloma, V., Benítez, I., Agüero-Collins, A., López-Núñez, C., & Saavedra-Macías, F.J. (2024). Perceived detention environment and mental health of detainees in immigration detention centers in Spain. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-01977-3 Abstract: The increase in migratory flows worldwide has led to the creation of detention centers as...
1 de April de 2024
Once Upon a Time there was a Place We Learned to Listen: The Other Front Line_Voices for Social Justice
Reference: Ruiz-Azarola, A., Miranda D.E., Aguilera-Cruz, J., García, E. M. G., Hernán García, M., Pereira Iglesia, A., Román Mora Barrios, J. Popay, J. (2023). Había una vez un lugar donde aprendimos a escuchar. The Other Front line_voces por la justicia social. Rev Esp Salud Pública, 97, 22. Abstract: Government responses to...
22 de January de 2024
Community participation and subjective wellbeing among the immigrant population in Northern Italy: An analysis of mediators
Reference: Martinez-Damia, S., Paloma, V., Luesia, J. F., Marta, E., & Marzana, D. (2023). Community participation and subjective wellbeing among the immigrant population in Northern Italy: An analysis of mediators. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12652 Abstract: Community participation can be a potential strategy to increase the degree of the subjective wellbeing of immigrants within receiving societies....
21 de January de 2023
Activism among female migrant domestic workers: a qualitative study in southern Spain
Reference: Aceros, J.C., Duque, T. & Paloma, V. (2023). El activismo en las migrantes trabajadoras del hogar: Estudio cualitativo en el sur de España. Estudios Fronterizos, 24, e116. https://doi.org/10.21670/ref.2305116 Abstract: Domestic work is an oppressive occupational niche for migrant women. The strategies domestic workers employ to resist this situation have...
5 de May de 2023