• 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. ...
    • Samtale med barn i barnevernet- Utprøving og evaluering av implementeringsstrategier 

      Vis, Svein Arild (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2006)
      I prosjekt ”Samtale med barn i barnevernet” kombineres forskning, utvikling og implementering av arbeidsmetoder i barnevernet. Prosjektet gjennom føres i fire faser i perioden 2003-2007. Det rapporteres her for Fase 3 ”Samtale med barn i barnevernet - utprøving og evaluering av implementeringsstrategier”. Dette delprosjektet er finansiert av stiftelsen Wøyen.
    • Samtaler med barn i barnevernet 

      Vis, Svein Arild (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2004)
      Dette prosjektet er gjennomført med finansiering fra Stiftelsen Wøyen. Vi takker stiftelsen for deres interesse og engasjement for å gjøre barns stemmer hørt. Vi takker også de som har stilt opp på intervju og som gjennom sine fortellinger bidrar til kunnskapsutvikling i barnevernet.
    • Screening decisions for non-abuse concerns reported to child protection agencies- a structural equation model for referral content and decision outcome 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Lauritzen, Camilla; Fluke, John (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-16)
      Objectives: Child protection referrals that contain information about incidents of physical child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence have a high chance of being screened in for investigation. The aim of the current study is to investigate which case factors that affect the decision to screen-in cases with other types of concerns.<p> <p>Method: A sample of referrals (N = 1365) to child ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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. ...