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Children, Adolescents and Families

Gain insight into and an overview of the factors that affect families and the daily lives, upbringing and development of children and adolescents.

  • Carsten Strømbæk Pedersen

    Head of Research

    +45 41 93 24 27
    casp@vive.dk

Here you can get an overview of factors and institutions that affect families and the daily lives, upbringing and development of children and adolescents. VIVE has a special focus on children and adolescents in disadvantaged and vulnerable positions, such as children and adolescents placed in care, the inclusion of pupils with special needs and the general well-being of children and adolescents.

VIVE continuously produces new knowledge about a number of factors that are significant for life in families and for the upbringing, daily lives and development of children and adolescents. This is done on a solid data basis, for example through longitudinal studies, where various groups of children, students and adolescents are followed over a period of time.

VIVE has a special focus on children and adolescents in vulnerable positions. This applies, for instance, to the one per cent of all children and adolescents who are placed outside the home. We also study and monitor the well-being of children and adolescents in general.

Day care centres, schools and youth education programmes are crucial institutions for the upbringing and development of children and adolescents in Denmark. Health care, educational psychological counselling (PPR) and the municipal organisation of support and initiatives are of great importance to children and families in Denmark. VIVE also has knowledge on quality, management and initiatives in these welfare areas, among other topics.

Publications

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Scientific article
12. MAY 2025

Exploring attachment representations and traumatic reenactment in foster children.

Dalgaard, N. T., Reich, J. M., Jensen, J. K., Hillman, S., & Pontoppidan, M. (2025). Exploring attachment representations and traumatic reenactment in foster children. Attachment & Human Development. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2025.2503707

  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families, The Social Sector
Scientific article
29. APR 2025

Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: Consequences for Juvenile Crime

Damm, A. P., Larsen, B. Ø., Nielsen, H. S., & Simonsen, M. (2025). Lowering the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility: Consequences for Juvenile Crime. Journal of Quantitative Criminology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-025-09604-y

  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
Scientific article
11. APR 2025

Emotion work, affect and intergenerational ties: understanding children’s engagement with therapeutic culture

Kessing, M. L. (2025). Emotion work, affect and intergenerational ties: understanding children’s engagement with therapeutic culture. The Sociological Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/003802612513313

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VIVE – The Danish Centre for Social Science Research provides knowledge that contributes to developing the welfare society and strengthening quality development, efficiency enhancement and governance in the public sector, both in municipalities, regions and nationally.
Tel: +45 44 45 55 00
E-mail: vive@vive.dk
EAN: 5798000354845
CVR: 23 15 51 17