Welfare policy
8 Jun 2023
Young people were deprived of essential parts of their youth
“Young people have missed many important transition rites such as graduations, dances, or other celebrations such as festivals and concert [...]
Welfare policy
22 May 2023
New report shows restricted childhood and interrupted youth due to covid
Higher levels of anxiety and boredom and decreased well-being among children and young people during the pandemic. But also, positive result [...]
Deafblindness
8 May 2023
Parents crucial when children with deafblindness develop language
"Every time I went to a course aimed at professionals working with deafblindness I thought 'But this is what parents need to learn!'", says [...]
Welfare policy
3 Apr 2023
“If you don’t do it well before a crisis, then you don’t stand a chance”
"By demonstrating examples, we can inspire change." That was the conclusion from one of the participants when the report Child and youth par [...]
Welfare policy
21 Mar 2023
Checklist to ensure child and youth participation during crisis
Every young person is entitled to be heard and involved in matters that concern them. But how can decision makers safeguard meaningful child [...]
Welfare policy
16 Mar 2023
Här är ungdomarna som blev mer ensamma när pandemin tog slut
Vissa barn och unga fick äntligen de anpassningar de behöver – tack vare covid-19-pandemin. Men de fördelar som uppstod i och med den p [...]
Welfare policy
9 Mar 2023
New report about children’s participation and influence during Covid-19
Institutions working for and with children and youth in the Nordic region were not prepared to protect children’s rights when the Covid-19 [...]
Welfare policy
16 Jun 2022
Young people prepare decision-makers to involve them in crises
During the covid-19 pandemic, Nordic authorities focused on establishing effective ways to stop the spread of the infection. Consequently, s [...]
26 Apr 2022
Nordic Day 2022: Children and youth in the shadow of the pandemic
The Nordic countries have strong traditions of promoting the well-being of children by emphasizing the right to inclusion and participation [...]
Public health
14 Apr 2021
New report: School achievement and health development in the Nordic countries
Education plays a particularly important role in explaining health outcomes in the Nordic countries. Our new report aims to highlight knowle [...]
Disability issues
4 Feb 2021
New report: Unequal opportunities to participate for children and young people with disabilities
Nordic studies reveal that children and young people with disabilities do not have the same opportunities as their peers. They describe an e [...]
Integration
19 Feb 2020
Evaluating promising methods when there is a lack of evidence
There is a broad consensus that in the case of children and young people, early intervention pays off primarily as benefits to the individua [...]
Disability issues
24 Jan 2020
Hon kämpar för större inflytande för grönländska unga med funktionsnedsättning
- På Grönland är unga med funktionsnedsättning trötta på att människor tycker synd om dem. De vill vara starka och självständiga. [...]
Disability issues
22 Jan 2020
Better decisions when young people with disabilities are involved
Organisations for young people with disabilities must be invited to forums where decisions are being made, they must be invited at an early [...]
Disability issues
11 Jun 2019
Ingen ska lämnas efter – temat för nordiska FN-möten
I veckan pågår ett antal viktiga möten i FN:s högkvarter i New York. Syftet är att främja rättigheter för personer med funktionsneds [...]
Disability issues
23 May 2019
”Hos oss är barn först och främst barn”
För trettio år sedan fungerade Múlaborg Leikskóli i Reykjavik som många andra förskolor på den tiden. Barn med funktionsnedsättning [...]
Public health
7 May 2019
“Traditional education promotes equality”
In the Nordic countries, health is linked to educational attainment to a higher extent than to income. Studies have now shown that the progr [...]
Disability issues
22 Mar 2019
FN-konvention om rättigheter blev till barnbok på Färöarna
En illustrerad barnbok om en teddybjörn som heter Lukka. Det blev den kreativa lösningen när Tóra við Keldu och Ása Olsen på Färöar [...]
Public health
4 Mar 2019
Schools can boost positive health among students
Positive health can be boosted among school students. In many parts of the Nordic region schools are implementing health promotion measures [...]
Public health
11 Oct 2018
“Weight stigmatization is a socially accepted form of discrimination”
The proportion of children who are overweight or obese has risen and is now approaching 20 percent among 5-year olds in many European countr [...]
Public health
22 Aug 2018
Alternativa stödverksamheter vill få unga att må bättre
Den självupplevda psykiska ohälsan ökar i Norden, men endast ett fåtal av ungdomarna mår tillräckligt dåligt för att kvala in för a [...]
Integration
4 Jun 2018
Nordic Day 2018: Exempel på lyckad inkludering
De nordiska länderna tog tillsammans emot cirka 200 000 asylsökande barn och unga under åren 2011 till 2016. De flesta kom med sin familj [...]
Welfare policy
10 Apr 2015
Skolan en viktig framgångsfaktor för fosterbarn
I rapporten "Barn kan inte vänta" har Nordens välfärdscenter sammanställt resultat från forskning kring barn i fosterhem med inriktning [...]
