New report shows restricted childhood and interrupted youth due to covid

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New report shows restricted childhood and interrupted youth due to covid

Higher levels of anxiety and boredom and decreased well-being among children and young people during the pandemic. But also, positive results with less stress in some groups. Overall, research shows notable differences in the impact of the pandemic. Those are the findings of a new study mapping the research in the area.

Read more about the report Restricted Childhood, Interrupted Youth – Research observations on participation of children and youth in education and leisure during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Nordic countries

Parents crucial when children with deafblindness develop language

"Every time I went to a course aimed at professionals working with deafblindness I thought 'But this is what parents need to learn!'", says Janna Brattli, mother of three-year old Jenny who has congenital deafblindness. Now Janna wants to raise the parental perspective on developing language with a child with deafblindness.

Read the article Parents crucial when children with deafblindness develop language

Välfärdsutmaningarna kräver nya lösningar

I hela Norden ökar efterfrågan på välfärdstjänster för den snabbt växande äldre befolkningen. Samtidigt saknar många kommuner kompetent arbetskraft inom hälso- och sjukvård. Det här scenariot ställer krav på att våra samhällen har förmågan att ställa om och tänka nya lösningar för att kunna möta utmaningarna.

Läs artikeln Förmåga att tänka nya lösningar krävs för att kunna möta välfärdsutmaningarna

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