Facts about Hikikomori Where: Uppsala and Knivsta municalities. Actors responsible: The project is run jointly by Uppsala municipality – Healthcare and Development and the general psychiatry service in Uppsala County Council. When: April 2010 Objective: The goal is that at least 50 percent of the participants will have plans for work training, studies or other activity. Target group: Young women and men, 18 and above, living in Uppsala or Knivsta municipalities. Members of the target group have isolated themselves in their homes, do not participate in society, and lack the ability to lift themselves out of their exclusion. Budget: SEK 10.2 million. Background: The Hikikomori project was started to reach out to and help a group of young people who are otherwise excluded from the conventional support systems. Method: The project makes an individual plan for each participant. This involves, for example, home visits, individual meetings, help with contacts with public agencies, group meetings and social activities. Evaluation: Adolfsson, P. (2013) Utvärdering av projektet Hikikomori (Evaluation of the Hikikomori project). Uppsala University; Finn, B. Ingard, C. & Jöreskog, K. (2015) Utvärdering av projektet Hikikomori 2015 (Evaluation of the Hikikomori Project 2015). Uppsala Regional Council and Payoff (2013), Samhällsekonomisk utvärdering Projekt Hikikomori (Socioeconomic Evaluation of the Hikikomori Project). Contact: Samordningsförbundet Uppsala län (Financial Coordination Association in Uppsala County) finsamuppsala.se
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