Process evaluation of TeamUp: a movement-based psychosocial intervention for refugee children in the Netherlands

Nearly 60,000 people applied for asylum in the Netherland in 2015, confronting the governmental structures and services with great administrative, logistical and service provision challenges. Refugee children’s psychosocial needs and wellbeing are often overlooked, and post-migration support is of pivotal importance. An easy accessible movement–based psychosocial intervention, called TeamUp, was developed for children aged 6–17 living in refugee reception centres. A mixed-method process evaluation was conducted of (1) implementation process, (2) implementation quality, and (3) perceptions on implementation and outcomes. The intervention was positively perceived by all stakeholders and was found to have a positive impact on children’s psychosocial learning and wellbeing.