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National centre for knowledge concerning violence against children

Barnafrid is a national knowledge center with the task of collecting and disseminating knowledge about violence and other abuses against children.

Your knowledge makes a difference!

33 000

users of Barnafrid's core curriculum on violence against children and young people.

6 300

participants signed up for Barnafrid events and training activities in 2023.   

4,9 of 6

in the average rating of the overall experience of Barnafrid events in 2023

News

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Working togehter to protect children in times of crisis

On 18–21 August, over 900 reseachers and practioners from 73 countries gathered in Uppsala to participate in ISPCAN Congress 2024 on the theme "Working together in times of crises"
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A childhood free from violence

On January 18, the investigation "A childhood free from violence" submitted its report to the government. The investigation has been tasked with developing a national strategy to prevent and combat violence against children.
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Barnafrid supports war-torn Ukraine

Those working to help traumatised children in Ukraine are themselves in great need of support. Barnafrid at LiU, has been commissioned by the government to assist with working procedures and methods.
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Two champions for children become honorary doctors

Indian principal Seetha Murty has worked with children’s and young people’s learning throughout her professional life. American professor Cindy W. Christian has devoted her career to developing the care of abused children.
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Barnafrid contributes to book on participatory research

Barnafrid is behind two chapters in the recently published book Participatory Research on Child Maltreatment with Children and Adult Survivor.
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Barnafrid hosts international congress about child abuse and neglect

The European Regional Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect 2024 is now organized for the first time in Sweden. Barnafrid is hosting the congress and 600 international experts are expected to participate.

Research at Barnafrid

Barnafrid conducts its own operational and interdisciplinary research on violence and other abuses against children and young people. Also in collaboration with external researchers and universities.

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The long journey

The aim of the research project The Long Journey is to better understand the situation of children who come to Sweden as refugees, and what they need in order to thrive.
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Recruitment, assessment and collaboration in foster home care

The rights of children to stable foster care placements has lately been emphasized. At the same time there is a shortage. Why is that so and what can bed done about it? We want to find possible answers and address current and future challenges.

Latest publications

2025

Laura Elizabeth Cowley, Diogo Lamela, Katarzyna Drabarek, Leonor Bettencourt Rodrigues, Athanasios Ntinapogias, Aideen Naughton, Geoff Debelle, Ravit Alfandari, Andreas Jud, Gabriel Otterman, Taina Laajasalo, Cindy W. Christian, Vaska Stancheva-Popkostadinova, Luciana Caenazzo, Virginia Soldino, Rachael Vaughan, Alison Kemp, Ulugbek Nurmatov, Lisa Hurt (2025) Defining child maltreatment for research and surveillance: an international, multi-sectoral, Delphi consensus study in 34 countries in Europe and surrounding regions The Lancet Regional Health: Europe, Vol. 50, Article 101196 (Article, review/survey) Continue to DOI
Carolina Lundqvist, Moa Jederström, Laura Korhonen, Håkan Gauffin, Sigrid Nilsson, Line Nordgren, Toomas Timpka (2025) Det krävs ingen diagnos för att utbilda idrottare om kost Läkartidningen (Article in journal)
Ann-Charlotte Münger, Laura Korhonen (2025) Elever som utsätts för våld Medicinsk elevhälsa för rektorer, lärare och elevhälsoteam, p. 231-243 (Chapter in book)
Helena Frielingsdorf Lundqvist, Victoria Fomichov, Ingrid Rystedt, Sofia Lindstrand, Laura Korhonen, Hanna Olsson (2025) Associations of time spent on different types of digital media with self-rated general and mental health in Swedish adolescents Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, Article 993 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI

Thesis

Cover of publication 'Resilience, mental health, and exposure to violence among individuals with former or current experiences of being a refugee in Sweden: quantitative and qualitative studies'
Erica Mattelin (2024)
Resilience, mental health, and exposure to violence among individuals with former or current experiences of being a refugee in Sweden: quantitative and qualitative studies
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Rikard Tordön (2020)
Health, Experienced Support and School Performance among Children in Out-of-home care
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Cecilia Fredlund (2019)
Adolescents Selling Sex and Sex as Self-Injury

Knowledge exchange in support of Ukraine's children and young people

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Exchange of knowledge in support of Ukraine's children and youth

The Government has mandated Barnafrid to increase access to effective support for children and young people with trauma symptoms resulting from violence and traumatic experiences.

International collaborations

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Multi-sectoral Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect in Europe

Multi-Sectoral Responses to Child Abuse and Neglect in Europe (Euro-CAN) is a COST Action network project with participants from several European countries.
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Journeys - Safe and Informed Journeys through Barnahus

The overall objective of the JOURNEYS project is to contribute to improved access to child-friendly justice, protection and recovery for child victims and their families.
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TICANDAC

The TICANDAC project, a German-Swedish collaboration, aims to contribute to the prevention of all forms of violence against children by supporting and improving national data collection.

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