Research project Municipal child welfare - investigations, services and trajectories beyond
Two thousand children and youth in eight municipalities will be subject to a prospective, longitudinal study of their trajectory through the child welfare system for six years. The study is conducted by an interdisciplinary research team with academic competence in social work, sociology, law and criminology, collaborating with FoU-Nordväst.
Project description
The 2,000 child welfare cases consist of every child welfare investigation initiated in 8 municipalities in Stockholm. The baseline is set at point of investigation with follow-ups one and five years after termination of investigation. The study will also include data from social-, health- and criminal registers. Data enables analyses of the extent children are referred to different services (in-home and out-of-home care) and the extent children are re-referred to additional investigations and services during the time span. Data also enables analyses of determinants of different outcomes in child welfare. In addition, a sub-sample of 100 children will be monitored closely by observations and interviews. Instruments used in the longitudinal study will be adapted to real-world usage by child welfare workers and managers to be used in local follow-ups and service evaluation. The adaptation process will include child welfare professionals and end-users in several interactive formats. These interactive formats will also serve as opportunities to discuss interpretation of findings and disseminate results to professionals.
Project members
Project managers
Stefan Wiklund
Professor, Head of department
Members
Maria Andersson Vogel
Senior Lecturer
Åsa Backlund
Senior lecturer
Alexander Björk
Senior lecturer
Lars Brännström
Professor
Erica Edström
PhD student
Joakim Isaksson
Senior lecturer, associate professor
Sibel Korkmaz
Senior lecturer
Pernilla Leviner
Professor, prodekan
Tommy Lundström
Professor
Tove Pettersson
Professor
David Pålsson
Senior lecturer, associate professor
Marie Sallnäs
Professor
Vera Yllner
Doktorand
