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The child’s right to decide who is ‘family’

BLOG: When asked by researchers, most children in long-term foster care or adoptive families want more rather than less contact […]
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Denial and blame – a result of shame?

BLOG: Parents often deny that their children are subject to physical and psychological violence – even when confronted with facts […]
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Social Media Abuse and Online Harassment of Child Protection Workers

BLOG: What are the implications of social media abuse and harassment for child protection workers?
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How can the child protection system be more helpful to parents?

BLOG: Research suggests that respect and care from social workers and professionals is crucial for positive experiences with the child […]
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An attempt to take child protection to a new level in Scotland

BLOG: When the Scottish Government attempted to take proactive child protection to a new level, it faced considerable – and, […]
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We need to know

BLOG: Lack of data on children is an issue of major concern and weakens the protection of children’s rights worldwide.
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Listening to the Voices of Children

BLOG: It is time for schools and social care facilities to elicit the voices of all children systematically and continuously.
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Can More Be Done?

BLOG: Service provisions to vulnerable families with babies.
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Deportation of Children

BLOG: When a state decides to deport a child, this decision needs to take the child’s rights and their best […]
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Anger and Anxiety About Child Protection

BLOG: The role of emotions in child protection are understudied and underemphasized.
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Research Centre at the University of Bergen. We study government’s use of power towards its citizens, and justifications thereof. Focus on children's rights and child protection.

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Norway