Half-time Seminar with Lisa Rydstad on the Role of Schools in Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Mental Health Problems
On Wednesday, 16 December, Lisa Rydstad, a doctoral student at the Department of Public Health Sciences, will present her ongoing doctoral research at a half-time seminar at Stockholm University's Campus Albano.The aim of her thesis is to explore the role of schools in Swedish mental health promotion and prevention for children and adolescents. This thesis traces a pathway from policy, to experiences of school professionals to the students who participate.
Photo: Maxim Thoré/Bildbyrån
Presenter: Lisa Rydstad, doctoral student, department of public health sciences, Stockholm University
Title of the seminar: The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention: How, What and for Whom?
Supervisors: Peter Larm, Associate Professor, Department of public health sciences, Stockholm University; Camilla Eriksson, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Innovation and Design, Mälardalen University; Maria Fjellfeldt, Associate Professor, Department of Health and Welfare, Dalarna University
Half-time committee: Sven Hassler, Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Karlstad University; Laura Ferrer Wreder, Professor, Department of Psychology, Stockholm University; Jessica Storbjörk, Associate Professor, Department of public health sciences, Stockholm University
Swedish Municipal Plans Overlook the Importance of Everyday School Life in Children's Mental Health
Earlier this year, an article was published in the scientific journal Health Promotion International, in which Lisa Rydstad and three other researchers analysed municipal mental health action plans from twelve Swedish municipalities. The article shows that schools play an important role in promoting the mental health of children and adolescents. However, perceptions of the school's role in this work appear to vary between municipalities. Furthermore, the school's role in mental health promotion and prevention tends to be viewed as separate from its educational mission.
Swedish Municipal Plans Overlook the Importance of Everyday School Life in Children's Mental Health
(News article on Stockholm University´s website)
The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention: a document analysis of Swedish local mental health policies (The study in the scientific journal Health Promotion International)
Last updated: 2026-11-13
Source: Department of Public Health Sciences