National centre for knowledge on 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!

35 000

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

5 800

participants signed up for Barnafrid events and training activities in 2024.

4,8 of 6

in the average rating of the overall experience of Barnafrid events in 2024.

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.

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.

Two children walking along a road with their back turned to the camera.

Recruitment, assessment and collaboration in foster home care

The rights of children to stable foster care placements has lately been emphasised. 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.

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

Front page Doctor Thesis by Rikard Tordön

Rikard Tordön (2020)

Health, Experienced Support and School Performance among Children in Out-of-home care

Cecilia Fredlund (2019)

Adolescents Selling Sex and Sex as Self-Injury

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

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

The Swedish 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

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.

Children's hands paint a house with crayons.

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.

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.