Mats Anderberg

Roles & Affiliations:
Mats Anderberg is an Associate Professor and Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Linnaeus University. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Social Sciences and participates in research environments like Research in Inclusion, Democracy, and Equity (RIDE) and the Institute for Knowledge and Method Development in Youth and Substance Abuse Care (IKM).

Education:
Completed a doctoral thesis in 2009 titled Structured Interviews in Substance Abuse Care: As a Basis for Knowledge Development.

Research Interests:
Focus on youth substance use disorders, child welfare policy implementation (e.g., GIRFEC framework), and interdisciplinary collaboration in social services. Recent work examines long-term outcomes of outpatient treatments, mental health comorbidity, and policy coordination for vulnerable youth.

Projects:
- TRAM (Treatment Research with Adolescents at Maria clinics): Tracks developmental trajectories of youth in outpatient care.
- Connected Children: Develops knowledge-based prevention strategies.
- Trust-building organizational models for cross-sector child welfare coordination.

Publications:
Over 50 peer-reviewed articles and reports, including studies on substance use trends during the pandemic, gender differences in treatment outcomes, and policy comparisons between Sweden and Scotland. Recent work emphasizes longitudinal follow-up studies and methodological advancements in structured interviews.

Grants & Labs:
Leads collaborative projects funded by municipalities and regional authorities. Active in the IKM research group, producing manuals like UngDOK for standardized clinical assessments.