This project aims to examine the extent to which social, economic, and health-related adversities are transmitted across multiple generations – from parents, to children, to grandchildren – and whether processes reflecting resilience may break this reproduction of inequality.

Multidisciplinary network to unite Nordic researchers with expertise in longitudinal welfare research.

Out-of-home care (OHC; foster-family care and residential care) experience is linked to numerous negative life-course outcomes, including poor health, premature death, criminal involvement and poor employment prospects. However, it remains unclear to what extent adolescents living in foster-family care have elevated risks for victimization compared to peers

The project aims to increase understanding of the drivers of inequalities among families involved with child welfare services in Sweden.

Risk and resilience: Pathways to (ill)health among men and women with experiences of childhood adversity (RISE)

How does growing up in foster or institutional care shape adult life? This project explores how relationships, family life, and work evolve over time—and what can lead to more positive life outcomes.

Foster children as midlife adults: For whom and under what circumstances may placement in foster care counteract social and health-related adversity across the life course?

Project information in Swedish only

Education is an important basis for children's development and is usually described as a way out of vulnerability. The project deals with the educational careers of a particularly vulnerable group, namely children with experience of community care in the form of placements in foster homes or institutions.

What happens to children exposed to abuse – and how can society do better? SERENA is an EU project where researchers across countries explore how support and care can improve and make a real difference in people’s lives.