Last Wednesday, September 18th, Paula De Juan and Rosalba Company, members of the e-Perinatal team, led a session on mental health during the perinatal period at the Claver Association in Seville. Both researchers are trained in perinatal mental health psychologists.
During the three-hour session, women shared personal experiences about how motherhood impacts their lives. The researchers provided evidence-based information to help the women manage difficult situations in their lives.
This association, located at the Arrupe Center, supports migrant women in their adaptation process, providing them with a safe environment to build community.
Specifically, the Migrant Women and Employment program of the Claver Association – Jesuit Migrant Service aims to welcome and empower migrant women. This program seeks to promote equality and non-discrimination through support and training for socio-labor integration, as well as strengthening self-support networks. Over the past few years, we have also been accompanying migrant mothers who face motherhood in this new context of arrival in Spain. For this reason, we are also incorporating the psychosocial perspective into the intervention, and we seek synergies with universities and interdisciplinary research teams.
The Migrant Women line of action includes the following key points:
• Reception, guidance, and empowerment of migrant women.
• Socio-labor guidance, advice, and defense of labor and immigration rights for migrant women.
• Support and training for socio-labor integration.
• Strengthening mutual support networks and care spaces with a gender and intercultural perspective.
• Strengthening the participation and leadership of migrant women.
• Strengthening networks for awareness-raising and advocacy in Domestic Work and Care. Household Employment Platform of Seville.
• Promoting equality and non-discrimination for migrant women.
For the e-Perinatal research team, it is essential to disseminate scientific knowledge to the general public in order to offer evidence-based support.
