Research projects
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Against All Odds?
Why do some care leavers end up doing well as young adults, against all odds? What does "doing well" mean to young women and men, with majority backgrounds? These are questions we seek to investigate in this project.
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Child Welfare in Norway 1990-2011
A register data study of Norwegian child welfare clients.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Hestbæk, Anne-Dorthe; Skivenes, Marit;
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir
; Svendsen, Idamarie Leth;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
(2023).
The Child Protection Systems in Denmark and Norway.
Berrick, Jill Duerr; Gilbert, Neil; Skivenes, Marit (Ed.).
Oxford Handbook of Child Protection Systems.
Oxford University Press.
https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197503546.013
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
(2023).
Children's perspectives in context.
Children and Youth Services Review.
Vol. 154.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107118
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth ; Christiansen, Øivin; Kojan, Bente Heggem (2023). Best mulig beslutninger til best mulig hjelp. Kojan, Bente Heggem; Christiansen, Øivin (Ed.). Beslutninger i barnevernet 2.utgave. p. 257-274. Universitetsforlaget.
Pålsson, David;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
; Kalliomaa-Puha, Laura; Lausten, Mette; Pösö, Tarja
(2022).
Licence to Care – Licensing Terms for For-Profit Residential Care for Children in Four Nordic Countries.
12 p.
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research.
Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nwr.7.1.2
Shanks, Emelie;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
; Eriksson, Pia; Lausten, Mette; Lundström, Tommy; Ranta, Heikki; Sallnäs, Marie
(2021).
Privatisation of residential care for children and youth in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
13 p.
Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research.
Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2021-03-02
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
(2018).
Formal and Everyday Participation in Foster Families: A Challenge?.
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (Ed.).
Human Rights in Child Protection
Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. p. 227-244.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94800-3_12
Bakketeig, Elisiv
;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
(2018).
Agency and flexible support in transition from care: Learning from the experiences of a Norwegian sample of care leavers doing well.
13 p.
Nordic Social Work Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1518815
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir ; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (2018). Human Rights in Child Protection Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. ISBN: 978-3-319-94799-0. 258 p. Palgrave Macmillan.
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir
;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
(2018).
Child Protection and Human Rights: A Call for Professional Practice and Policy.
Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (Ed.).
Human Rights in Child Protection
Implications for Professional Practice and Policy. p. 1-14.
Palgrave Macmillan.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94800-3_1
Shlonsky, Aron; Schumaker, Kate; Cook, Charlene; Crampton, David; Saini, Michael;
Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth
; Kowalski, Krystyna
(2017).
Family Group Decision Making for children at risk of abuse and neglect.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
Vol. 2017.
https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD007984.pub2
