MadresUP: Empowering Resilient Motherhood of Migrant, Refugee and Roma Women for their Psychosocial Wellbeing
Proyecto
On January 23 and 24, 2025, CESPYD’s Roma research line, in collaboration with the Public University of Navarra, the Federation of Roma Associations of Navarra Gaz Kaló, the Yiló Association, and La Fragua Projects, organized a Discussion Forum in Pamplona. This event brought together activists, academics, and representatives of Roma...
On the occasion of International Migrants Day, the program i-Radiando Igualdad, broadcast on RADIUS, featured Virginia Paloma as a guest. During the program, Virginia shared the findings of the research project “The Migratory Experience of Women at the University of Seville”. This study was promoted by the University of Seville’s...
CESPYD welcomes Míra Karas from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary, where she earned her Master’s degree in psychology with a specialization in counselling and school psychology. Under the mentorship of Virginia Paloma, Míra begins a five-month internship with our MadresUP team, a project focused on promoting the resilience and psychosocial...
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...
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...
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....
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...