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Summary and recommendations
Jørn Holm-Hansen, Thomas Haaland og Trine Myrvold
Multi-cultural child welfare
A review of the research literature
NIBR Report: 2007:10
This report addresses the following core question: How can child
welfare services reach out in more efficient ways to children and
families with a non-Western background? The report is a systematic
review of relevant literature in Nordic languages, English, French and
German. It covers the period from 1995 up to late 2006. The review
was commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Children and
Equality and the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and
Family Affairs. The literature review is a contribution to the on-going
process of strengthening the multi-cultural competence in the child
welfare system in order to secure non-Western immigrants services
that are equal to those delivered to the rest of the population in
Norway.
The review presents studies of a variety of interventions programmes
that are being used by the child welfare authorities. The review takes a
closer look at the work with children and youth with drug and alcohol
problems, including doping. Children who have experienced violence,
among others family violence, genital mutilation and forced marriage
are highlighted. Measures and programmes applied in relevant fields
other that child welfare, especially mental health care, are presented.
Methodology is treated carefully in the presentation of studies
included in the review.
The review discusses the preconditions for successful transfer of
methods and programmes from one country or policy area to another
country or policy area. One of the chapters goes through existing
literature on interpretation and the role of interpreters.
NIBR-rapport: 2007:10