• Organizational factors and child participation in decision-making: differences between two child welfare organizations 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
    • Parenting stress among Norwegian kinship and non-kinship foster parents 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Lauritzen, Camilla; Fossum, Sturla; Holtan, Amy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-14)
      There are several studies conducted on parenting stress, and the conclusion in the parenting stress research literature is generally that parenting stress decreases the quality of the parent-child relationship. There are however few studies on parenting stress comparing kinship homes to ordinary types of foster homes. The aims of this study were to measure parenting stress in kinship and non-kinship ...
    • Representation of children’s views in court hearings about custody and parental visitations – a comparison between what children wanted and what the courts ruled 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Purpose: Following the UN convention on the rights of children, a shift in policy towards greater emphasis on child participation in child protection case processing has occurred. A growing body of research has emerged concerning participation processes in child protection cases and the experiences of children in child protection cases. Very few studies have looked into if and when children get what ...
    • Samhandling mellom barnevern og psykisk helsevern for barn og unge – en litteraturgjennomgang 

      Fossum, Sturla; Lauritzen, Camilla; Vis, Svein Arild; Ottosen, Agnetha; Rustad, Kirsten Buck (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Hensikten med kunnskapsoversikten var å lære mer om samhandlingen mellom barnevernet og psykisk helsevern for barn og unge (PHBU) i Norge. Det ble gjort litteratursøk sommeren 2014 i rapporter og artikler som var publisert i tiden 2004 til 2014. Kriterier for inklusjon var at barnevern og/eller PHBU sto i tittelen. Totalt var 78 publikasjoner relevante for en grundigere gjennomgang, og av disse ...
    • Samhandling mellom barnevern og psykisk helsevern for barn og unge – utfordringer og muligheter 

      Lauritzen, Camilla; Vis, Svein Arild; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-15)
      In 2015, a new guidance was issued that sought to clarify the responsibilities and obligations for cooperation between child welfare and mental healthcare services in Norway. This study investigated if the guidance had any impact on the collaboration between services. An electronic survey was administered to employees in the child welfare services and in the child and adolescent mental health services. ...
    • Service Provision by Child Protection Services — Exploring Variability at Case and Agency Levels in a Norwegian Sample 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Lauritzen, Camilla; Fluke, John; Havnen, Karen J Skaale; Christiansen, Øivin; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-02-09)
      In this study, we look at the decision to provide services following a child protection investigation in Norway. More specifically, we want to look at variability at the case level and at the agency level in order to identify factors that may impact a decision to provide services. The study was designed as a cross-sectional archive study that was carried out retrospectively. Included predictors ...
    • The Significance of Traditional Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health Problems for Middle School Students Feeling Unsafe in the School Environment 

      Fossum, Sturla; Skokauskas, Norbert; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Kyrrestad, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-14)
      Feeling safe in school is important for students’ learning, well-being, and quality of life. Variables possibly associated with feeling unsafe in school, such as mental health problems, traditional bullying, cyberbullying, and various health problems, were explored. Altogether, 2,028 adolescents (M<sub>age</sub> = 14 years, 50% boys) from 72 middle schools in northern Norway were respondents. Being ...
    • Social functioning and mental health among children who have been living in kinship and non-kinship foster care: results from an 8-year follow-up with a Norwegian sample 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Holtan, Amy; Thørnblad, Renee; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Systematic approaches to assessment in child protection investigations - a literature review 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Lauritzen, Camilla; Fossum, Sturla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-13)
      The primary aim of this study is to summarise research findings about the use of assessment frameworks, that is, structured models that guide information collection and decision making in child protection services, by reviewing the literature. The research review method consisted of identification, selection, coding, categorisation and summary of publications on child protection investigative work. ...
    • Victimization by traditional bullying and cyberbullying and the combination of these among adolescents in 13 European and Asian countries 

      Chudal, Roshan; Tiiri, Elina; Brunstein Klomek, Anat; Say How, Ong; Fossum, Sturla; Kaneko, Hitoshi; Kolaitis, Gerasimos; Lesinskiene, Sigita; Li, Liping; Nguyen Huong, Mai; Kumar Praharaj, Samir; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Slobodskaya, Helena; Srabstein, Jorge; Wiguna, Thjin; Zamani, Zahra; Sourander, Andre (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-21)
      There has been a lack of studies on bullying in non-western low-income and middle-income countries. This study reported the prevalence of traditional victimization, cybervictimization, and the combination of these, in 13 European and Asian countries, and explored how psychiatric symptoms were associated with victimization. The data for this cross-sectional, school-based study of 21,688 adolescents ...