The project, Mission: Äldres psykiska hälsa, ran from November 2023 to early 2026, according to officials. It was led by Christina Wieslander from Region Blekinge and Christina Hallberg from Sölvesborg municipality, and financed via the county-wide development work Uppdrag psykisk hälsa. The project used a mission-oriented approach, focusing on the entire system around the target group rather than specific interventions.
Activities included organizing digital breakfast seminars on topics such as technology use for active aging, psychosocial work, and involuntary loneliness. The seminars were open to all and attracted large numbers of participants each time, officials said. Many activities and initiatives born from the project continued into 2026 even after the project formally ended. A final conference was held in March, where the final report 'Människa hela livet' was presented.
I am delighted with RISE's conclusions.
The Research Institute of Sweden (RISE) followed the project as a research partner. RISE concluded that the project partners have great potential to drive positive development for elderly mental health. "RISE's overall assessment is that the project partners – under the leadership of Region Blekinge – have great opportunities to drive the development of elderly mental health in a positive direction," the institute said in a statement. "With the support of the lessons the project, through a mission-oriented approach, has generated, Blekinge could become a national role model in health prevention and elderly mental health." Project leader Christina Wieslander said she was delighted with RISE's conclusions. Specific measurable outcomes of the project on elderly mental health have not been disclosed, and it is unclear whether the model will be replicated in other counties.