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23 - Social Justice for Children and Young People in Norway

from Part III - Regional and Country Case Studies on Social Justice for Youth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2020

By
Torill Larsen ,
Ingrid Holsen  and
Helga Bjørnøy Urke
Edited by
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers ,
Aradhana Bela Sood  and
Mark D. Weist
Caroline S. Clauss-Ehlers
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Aradhana Bela Sood
Affiliation:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mark D. Weist
Affiliation:
University of South Carolina
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Summary

Norway is a unitary state with well-developed welfare services and benefits, characterized by a social democratic welfare state model. This comprises a strong public sector with a broad social security system and institutionalized social rights, along with universalism as the main approach. This is supposed to provide good conditions for social justice. Despite this, Norway is facing many of the same challenges as the rest of the world when it comes to protecting children and facilitating a safe, healthy, and just upbringing. An illustrative example of one of the challenges young people face is mental health problems. In recent years, the learning of more evidence-based knowledge alongside increased interdisciplinary collaboration aiming at promoting positive development, including good mental health, has become more frequent. In this chapter, we elaborate on the challenges within social justice, as well as the initiatives and support systems established to meet these challenges. Finally, universal and indicative measures and programs are presented briefly.

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universalismsocietal capacitymental healthinter-sectorialinterdisciplinary
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Social Justice for Children and Young People
International Perspectives
 , pp. 361 - 373
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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