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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.
    Article
    barn hjern neurotox GettyImages-525443685.jpg
  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

    Last update

    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

    Last update

    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

    Last update

    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

    Last update

    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. Sex Hormones During Pregnancy and Child Development

    Sex Hormones During Pregnancy and Child Development

    Last update

    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
  7. 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
  8. 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).

    Last update

    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
  9. 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

    Last update

    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
  10. 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

    Last update

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

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

    Last update

    To investigate if prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants disrupts normal fetal brain development, acting through thyroid and epigenetic mechanisms.
    Project
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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

    Last update

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

    Ambulatory mental healthcare for children and youth in child welfare services

    Last update

    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.
  16. Challenges with children and youth’s participation in child welfare

    Challenges with children and youth’s participation in child welfare

    Last update

    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
  17. 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

    Last update

    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).
    Project
  18. Social media can be an arena where young people can seek and receive support

    Social media can be an arena where young people can seek and receive support

    Last update

    The vast majority of young people who have shared difficulties with friends on social media experience support afterwards. This is shown by a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
    Research findings
    Mobiltelefon i hånd
  19. Negative experiences on social media can affect young people's mental health

    Negative experiences on social media can affect young people's mental health

    Last update

    Secondary school students with negative experiences from social media have an increased risk of symptoms of anxiety and depression. This is shown by a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.
    Research findings
    Mobiltelefon i hånd
  20. Evaluation of an ICDP parenting programme for parents with teenagers

    Evaluation of an ICDP parenting programme for parents with teenagers

    Last update

    The report evaluates a new version of a group-based guidance program for parents of teenagers, based on the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) and Tuning in to Teens (TinT).
    Report
    Forside til rapporten
  21. What characterizes youth in care institutions in child welfare?

    What characterizes youth in care institutions in child welfare?

    Last update

    The aim of this rapid review was to describe what characterizes young people placed in child welfare institutions in care institutions in Norway.
    Mapping review
    Rapportens forside. Bilde.
  22. Mental Disorders are Common Among Norwegian Students

    Mental Disorders are Common Among Norwegian Students

    Last update

    Many students report such significant mental health problems that they meet the diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder. This is indicated by a survey of more than 10,000 Norwegian students.
    Research findings
  23. The future of the Autism Birth Cohort (ABC) study

    The future of the Autism Birth Cohort (ABC) study

    Last update

    • 25.10.2023
    • 07:00 - 14:30
    • Event
    • Lovisenberggata 21, 0456 Oslo (Rikke Nissen auditorium», 21G building)
    Event
  24. Analysis of miRNA and DNA methylation stautus in ADHD triads

    Analysis of miRNA and DNA methylation stautus in ADHD triads

    Last update

    This project will investigate whether epigenetic status at birth is important for neurodevelopmental disorders appearing in childhood and persisting into adulthood.
    Project
  25. Reproduction of socioeconomic differences and mental health across generations (REMENTA)

    Reproduction of socioeconomic differences and mental health across generations (REMENTA)

    Last update

    Our aim is to understand the role of mental health in the reproduction of socioeconomic differences.
    Project