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  1. Environmental toxicants and child development

    Environmental toxicants and child development

    Last update

    Environmental toxicants can affect a child's development as early as the foetal stage. The NeuroTox and MoBa-PlastChem projects contribute to insights on how certain chemicals impact development during this vulnerable phase and how this relates to health development in childhood and adolescence.
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  2. Needs and characteristics of children and youth placed in child welfare institutions in Norway

    Needs and characteristics of children and youth placed in child welfare institutions in Norway

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    We conducted a rapid review of Norwegian primary studies on the needs and characteristics of children and adolescents in child welfare institutions.
    Mapping review
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  3. The school situation for children and youth placed in child welfare institutions

    The school situation for children and youth placed in child welfare institutions

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    We conducted a rapid review, aiming to summarise research on the school situation for children and youth placed in child welfare residential care – preferentially in Norway.
    Mapping review
    Rapportens forside. Bilde
  4. Information and support services for children aged 9 to 12 years

    Information and support services for children aged 9 to 12 years

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    This is the third and final sub-study in a larger research project, which adopted different methods to investigate 9 to 12 year-old children's use of services they can contact for information, guidance or help.
    Report
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  5. Offering a support person to parents who lose custody of their child

    Offering a support person to parents who lose custody of their child

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    We conducted a rapid review of research on the provision of support persons for parents who have lost custody of a child.
    Mapping review
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  6. PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

    PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

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    The main purpose of the PsychGen core project is to obtain new knowledge about how genetic and environmental factors affect neurodevelopment and mental health by using large data sources and genetically informed analysis methods.
    Project
  7. Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders

    Prevention and early intervention in eating disorders

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    Project
  8. Parenthood, childlessness and mental health in times of falling fertility

    Parenthood, childlessness and mental health in times of falling fertility

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    Our overarching aim is to understand how mental health is linked with reproduction among men and women.
    Project
  9. Sex Hormones During Pregnancy and Child Development

    Sex Hormones During Pregnancy and Child Development

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    This project aims to examine associations between maternal blood levels of sex hormones during pregnancy and child development, including in children with and without autism.
    Project
  10. Post-pandemic mental health: Risk and resilience in young people (covidmentYOUNG)

    Post-pandemic mental health: Risk and resilience in young people (covidmentYOUNG)

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    Project aiming to build solid knowledge to optimize future societal responses and promote resilience in the young population, focusing on eating problems and disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, selfharm, depression, anxiety and wellbeing.
    Project
  11. Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

    Covid-19 and impact on mental health: a longitudinal, multi-national study (C-Me).

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    The research project C-Me will use data from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child cohort (MoBa) to answer key questions regarding the mental health impact of Covid-19 in the adolescent and adult population.
    Project
  12. YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends

    YoungWork: Young adults’ mental health and labor market exclusion – causes, consequences and trends

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    The purpose of the project is to shed light on the extent to which school pressure, demanding job conditions, and openness about mental health issues explain the increase in mental health diagnoses among young people.
    Project
  13. YoungPsych: The interplay between social media and mental health in adolescents and young adults

    YoungPsych: The interplay between social media and mental health in adolescents and young adults

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    The purpose of the project is to investigate the interplay between mental health and social media use, and to what extent this contributes to the increase in mental health issues among young people.
    Project
  14. Infection and Immunity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Population-Based Birth Cohort

    Infection and Immunity and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in a Population-Based Birth Cohort

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    The project examines the relationship between maternal prenatal infection and child ADHD.
    Project
  15. Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NEUROTOX)

    Prenatal exposure to toxicants and childhood neurodevelopmental disorders and cognitive functions (NEUROTOX)

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    To investigate if prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants disrupts normal fetal brain development, acting through thyroid and epigenetic mechanisms.
    Project
  16. A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)

    A new generation of Patient-Reported Quality Measurements in Mental health and Addiction Services (PRQMs-MAS)

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    The Norwegian Institute of Public Health launched a new program for continuous, online measurements of inpatient experiences with specialist mental health and addiction services in 2020.
    Project
  17. Harassment and discrimination of the Sami people

    Harassment and discrimination of the Sami people

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    The objective of this rapid review was to map and describe the research on harassment and discrimination of the Sami people in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. The rapid review aims to highlight the challenges and identify areas in need of more research.
    Mapping review
    Forsiden til rapporten. Bilde.
  18. Information and support services for children aged 9 to 12 years: A mapping of services currently available in Norway

    Information and support services for children aged 9 to 12 years: A mapping of services currently available in Norway

    Last update

    This study presents the second part of a three-part study on information and support services for Norwegian children aged 9 to 12.
    Report
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  19. Information-and-support-services-for-children-aged-9 -12-years-A-mixed-methods-review

    Information-and-support-services-for-children-aged-9 -12-years-A-mixed-methods-review

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    The purpose of this review was to synthesize Norwegian and international studies that can shed light on the wishes and needs for and experiences with information and sup-port services for children aged 9 to 12 years.
    Systematic review
    Bilde av rapportens forside. Bilde.
  20. Developmental profiles and co-occurring difficulties in children with autism spectrum conditions in Norway

    Developmental profiles and co-occurring difficulties in children with autism spectrum conditions in Norway

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    The aim of this project is to investigate trajectories of emotional and behavioral disorders in autism spectrum disorder, as well as how they are diagnosed and treated.
    Project
  21. Promoting Transparent and Reproducible Science

    Promoting Transparent and Reproducible Science

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    Article
  22. Ambulatory mental healthcare for children and youth in child welfare services

    Ambulatory mental healthcare for children and youth in child welfare services

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    The purpose of this systematic scoping review was to map the existing research on ambulant mental health care for children and young people in child welfare services.
    Mapping review
    Forside til rapporten om ambulant psykisk helsehjelp for barn og unge i barnevernet. Bilde.
  23. Challenges with children and youth’s participation in child welfare

    Challenges with children and youth’s participation in child welfare

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    On behalf of the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health conducted a study to identify the most significant challenges for genuine participation of children and youth in child welfare.
    Report
    Forside til rapporten Barn og unges medvirkning i barnevernet. Bilde
  24. Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

    Suicide and mental health: Half of those who lose someone to suicide see a general practitioner themselves afterwards.

    Last update

    Around 650 people take their own lives in Norway every year. Many of those bereaved by suicide themselves face challenges with mental health afterwards. Many have also had more frequent contact with the GP in the run-up to the suicide.
    Research findings
    En kvinne som tar seg til hodet mens hun snakker med doktoren
  25. Screen use on children and adolescents’ physical health and development: Protocol for two umbrella reviews

    Screen use on children and adolescents’ physical health and development: Protocol for two umbrella reviews

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    We are conducting two umbrella reviews (systematic reviews of systematic reviews) on the effects and consequences of screen use in children and adolescents (0 to 19 years).
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