Den psykiska ohälsan osynliga arena : En kvalitativ studie om Hallands kommuners arbete mot pyskik ohälsa

Sammanfattning: This qualitative study was conducted to get answers to what the municipalities are doing to counteract mental illness in young adults and what difficulties there is in the work to prevent mental illness. The study has been based on seven interviews and document analysis. The purpose of the study was to investigate how the municipalities in Halland work against mental illness for the age group 18 - 29 years, what should be improved and why mental illness affects young adults. The study's theories have been Thomas J. Scheff’s theory of social ties and shame, Jürgen Habermas’ theory of system and lifeworld and Michel Foucault’s theory of governance. The empirical data, provided by the interviews, showed what the municipalities believe is the reason why young people experience mental illness in each municipality, which groups they identify as particularly vulnerable, what they do for the young adults between the ages of 18–29 and what the interviewees believe should be improved in their work. The conclusions of the study are that none of Halland's municipalities have any work against mental illness for young adults between the ages of 18–29.