APPLIED WELFARE STUDIES

We work interdisciplinary with both qualitative and quantitative methods. Research projects are typically carried out in close collaboration with professionals and/or user organizations, as well as regional and national stakeholders.

Participating researchers are members of local, national, and international research groups and engage in national networks for development and knowledge governance. Several of our research projects are conducted within the research centers FoU Welfare Värmland and CBU at Karlstad University, in collaboration with the Center for Evidence-Based Psychosocial Interventions (CEPI) organized at Lund University. Additionally, several researchers are part of the Forum for Violence Studies and Prevention at Karlstad University.

Within the field of Applied Welfare Studies, there are various profiles, including research on:

• User involvement in the field of mental health
• Studies on children's living conditions and health
• Psychosocial work in healthcare
• Social services' authority, interventions, and collaboration