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How do parents argue for their right to care?

NEW ARTICLE: In this recently published article in the Journal of Social Work,[1] PhD fellow Ida B. Juhasz (DIPA, UiB) […]
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Decision-makers draw unevenly on expert evidence

NEW ARTICLE:Researcher Audun Løvlie (UiB) evaluates how decision-makers in the Norwegian County Social Welfare Board consider disciplinary evidence in child […]
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Reunification philosophy, practice and research: We can do better for families

BLOG: How can we help parents and children to reunify after a child protection removal of a child? Sadly, very […]
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Structuring practice for children’s participation

As part of the Centre’s project on Children’s Right to Participation, project members Frøydis Petersen Jensen, Professor Katrin Kriz and […]
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Extensive cross-country study of people’s trust in child protection systems 

NEW ARTICLE: Professor Marit Skivenes (UiB) and Professor Emeritus Rami Benbenishty (Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Bar Ilan University) finds […]
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Family connections for children in long-term care, guardianship or open adoption

BLOG: In Australia there is developed a comprehensive set of tools to facilitate and ensure positive, safe and child-centred relationships […]
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Consensual services in child welfare

VIDEO: Voluntary services based on consent given by parents and children (and/or other relevant parties) make the core of child […]
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Child protection system matters for public opinion on state interventions

NEW ARTICLE: Dr. Hege Stein Helland (UiB), PhD-candidate Siri Hansen Pedersen (UiB) and Professor Marit Skivenes (UiB) examine people’s perspectives […]
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Determining the best interests of the individual child

NEW ARTICLE: Senior Researcher Jenny Krutzinna (UiB) proposes a new child-centric approach for determining the best interests of the child […]
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Comparing states: When should parental freedoms be restricted?

NEW ARTICLE: Examining public attitudes towards parental freedoms in cases of risk to the child, Professor Jill D. Berrick (UC […]
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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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