• Assessing appeals against emergency placements in Norway: A balancing act 

      Storhaug, Anita S.; Langsrud, Elizabeth; Sørlie, Hanne Elisabeth; Jørgensen, Kristina; Kojan, Bente Heggem (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This article explores what the County Social Welfare Boards (CSWBs) emphasize in their decisions on appeals against emergency placements due to concerns of violence. A qualitative document analysis of 23 appeal cases focused ...
    • Parents’ and child welfare workers’ understandings of consent to emergency placements 

      Storhaug, Anita Skårstad; Fylkesnes, Marte Knag; Langsrud, Elizabeth; Christiansen, Øivin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Emergency placements of children are often made in haste and experienced as dramatic. This article is based on interviews with 9 parents who have consented to emergency placements and their caseworkers. We explore parents’ ...