Johanna Mäki-Opas
Title: Project Manager
Tel. +358 29 524 7948
Email: johanna.maki-opas(at)thl.fi
Expertise
- Mental health of refugees
- Promotion of refugees’ mental health in social and health services and development of services
Primary duties
- Project Manager in Strengthening and widening the national PALOMA centre of excellence to support refugee mental health (PALOMA3) Project
- Member of THL's Expert Group for Cultural Diversity (MONET)
Education
- 2019, Specialist Vocational Qualification in Product Development, Rastor Oy
- 2017, Further Qualification in First-Line Management, Omnia
- 2009, Master in Health Sciences (MSc), Nursing Science, University of Kuopio
- 2003, Registered Nurse, JAMK University of Applied Sciences
Work experience
- 2022–, PALOMA3 (Strengthening and widening the national PALOMA centre of excellence to support refugee mental health), Project Manager, THL
- 2019–2021, PALOMA2 (National support system for refugee mental health work and the knowhow dissemination), Project Manager, THL
- 2016–2018, PALOMA (Developing National Mental Health Policies for Refugees), Project Manager, THL
- 2015, EHES (European Health Examination Survey), Researcher, THL
- 2013–2014, UTH (Survey on work and well-being among persons of foreign origin), Project Coordinator, THL
- 2010–2011, ECHIM (European Community Health Indicators Monitoring), Project Coordinator, THL
- 2009, EUHSID (European Union Health Surveys Information Database), Research Assistant, THL
Languages
- Finnish (native)
- English (good)
- Swedish (good)
Current projects
- Strengthening and widening the national PALOMA centre of excellence to support refugee mental health (PALOMA3)
Current Positions of Trust
- 2022–2023, Member of Division of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Addiction Affairs of the Public Health Advisory Board
Publications
Scientific publications
- Anu E. Castaneda, Hannamaria Kuusio, Natalia Skogberg, Karolina Tuomisto, Sinikka Kytö, Emmi Salmivuori, Satu Jokela, Johanna Mäki-Opas, Tiina Laatikainen ja Päivikki Koponen Suomen ulkomaalaistaustaisen väestön terveyden edistämiseen liittyy erityiskysymyksiä. Duodecim 2017; 133-:993-1001
- Castaneda AE, Junna L, Lilja E, Skogberg N, Kuusio H, Mäki-Opas J, Koponen P, Suvisaari J (2017). The Prevalence of Potentially Traumatic Pre-Migration Experiences: A Population-Based Study of Russian, Somali and Kurdish Origin Migrants in Finland. Journal of Traumatic Stress Disorders and Treatment, 6(1).
- Hanna Tolonen, Johanna Mäki-Opas, Jennifer S. Mindell, Antonia Trichopoulou, Androniki Naska, Satu Männistö, Simona Giampaoli, Kari Kuulasmaa, Päivikki Koponen for the EHES Pilot Project. Standardization of physical measurements in European health examination surveys—experiences from the site visits. European Journal of Public Health, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1 October 2017, Pages 886–891
Project reports
- Tikkanen T, Hyvönen E, Kyllönen K, Mäki-Opas J, Solin P (2021). Vakautumisryhmä osana trauman kokeneiden pakolaisten hoitoa. Tutkimuksesta tiivisti 37/2021. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
- Mylläri A-R, Solin P, Tsavro E, Mäkiranta S, Haavikko S, Holm A, Aho M, Hossaini A, Mäki-Opas J (2021). Mielenterveystulkkaus eroaa perinteisestä tulkkauksesta. Tutkimuksesta tiiviisti 20/2021. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
- Korkeala P, Kankaanpää S, Salama E, Mäki-Opas J, Solin P (2021). Kulttuurisensitiivinen vanhemmuuden haastattelu -menetelmän arviointi. Tutkimuksesta tiiviisti 21/2021. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos.
- A.E. Castaneda, J. Mäki-Opas, Satu Jokela. et al. 2018. Pakolaisten mielenterveyden tukeminen Suomessa.
