Protesters around the world and leading Norwegian professionals say Norway's social workers are often too quick to separate children from...
105 months ago

If you live in Norway, you have likely heard about "barnevernet"—the Child Welfare Services—even if you don't have children.
14 months ago

The Rani Mukerji starrer Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway is based on the story of an Indian woman who fought the Norway government for the custody...
21 months ago

Kristin Haugevik and Cecilie Basberg Neumann show that diplomatic containment can prevent conflict accelerating and then damaging bilateral relations.
44 months ago

Barnevernet means "child welfare." It's Norway's network of local child protection service offices. But to its victims, Barnevernet means...
65 months ago

A diplomatic dispute that's erupted between Norway and Poland is expected to force new debate over Norway's child protection agency (Barnevernet).
71 months ago

The Child Welfare Service (Barnevernet) in Naustdal Municipality has agreed to return the five children it took from Marius and Ruth...
103 months ago

The name of the Norwegian state agency charged with ensuring the welfare of children, Barnevernet, has become well-known far beyond Norway's...
115 months ago

An extraordinary row has erupted over the removal by Norway's child welfare services of the five children of a Pentecostal Christian couple.
109 months ago

A child welfare case in Norway that has been grabbing headlines and stirring protests worldwide came to a sudden end late last week.
103 months ago