WP1 THE PATHWAYS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS INSTITUTIONS AND SERVICES

Leader: Tine K. Grimholt; Co-leader: Egil Kjerstad​
Researcher: Emre Sari

To improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and adolescents encountering ICCs, WP1 will utilise
Norwegian registration data on children, young people and their families. These administrative registers
provide an exceptional opportunity for large scale longitudinal research, with a data quality that is largely
unrivalled internationally. Since most of these registers contain a personal identifier for all individuals residing
in Norway, they also allow for complex inter-linking of data. WP1 aims to examine pathways of children and
young people across institutions and services, as well as explore how these institutions impact on the lives of
young individuals over time. In investigating these dynamics WP1 also emphasises factors that might increase
risks or promote protection, including socioeconomic status, parental health status and local contextual
factors. After including these factors, WP1 also aims to investigate the mechanisms that influence later
developments in terms of criminality, substance abuse and health.