MadresUP: Empowering Resilient Motherhood of Migrant, Refugee and Roma Women for their Psychosocial Wellbeing
Proyecto
ACTIVITY
The MadresUP Project at the Office of the Mental Health Commissioner
Our colleague Virginia Paloma has been invited by the Mental Health Commissioner of the Ministry of Health to present the MadresUP Project during a seminar addressed to all Regional Health Departments of Spain’s Autonomous Communities. The seminar, held on March 24, aimed to showcase three best practices at the national...
26 de March de 2026 - noticias
CESPYD Strengthens Partnerships for Research and Intervention with Migrant Women
On February 24, CESPYD took part in a particularly inspiring meeting at Espacio AMBAR, an initiative of Fundación SAMU, where we shared a close and enriching space for dialogue around work with migrant women in Andalusia. During the conversation, we were able to explore in greater depth the research project...
25 de March de 2026 - noticias
Experiences from the MadresUP Project
The MadresUP project promotes spaces for accompaniment and mutual support among culturally minoritized mothers in Spain, with the aim of strengthening their psychosocial well-being. We are pleased to share a series of videos presenting some of the experiences developed with three groups of participating mothers: African, Latin American, and Roma....
9 de March 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