Moderator: Carl-Fredrik Donjem, North Norwegian Health Authority
Description: The COVID-19 pandemic revealed failures of crisis management surrounding social needs. The presenters in this session come from the newly established ‘Research center for children and youth, and social preparedness – PrepChild´, at Nord University. By foregrounding a re-theorised concept of "the social," the presenters will reorient "preparedness" to the realm of "social preparedness" – to focus not only on life and health in crisis prevention /response but on social and communal structures and dynamics. The presenters will discuss the concept’s capacity to approach cross-disciplinary initiatives in education and practice, in order to prevent the marginalization and enhance wellbeing for children and youth in the Arctic.
Affiliation: Nord University, Faculty of Social Science
Bio: Halås is professor in social work, and leader of PrepChild, Research center for children and youth, and social preparedness. She has led and taken part in a range of collaborative projects and has special competence about children and youth in vulnerable life situations.
Bio: Professor Breimo specializes in the governance of welfare services and is the co- leader of the PrepChild Research Center for children and youth and social preparedness.