What is the effect of interventions to reduce loneliness in children and young people?
What is the effect of interventions to reduce loneliness in children and young people?
Interventions aimed at reducing loneliness among children and adolescents are important for preventing mental health problems, but there is still uncertainty about which types of interventions are most effective — particularly across different age groups and social contexts. Systematic reviews show mixed results and highlight the need for a better understanding of which components actually strengthen social relationships, how interventions can be tailored to specific target groups, and how they can be implemented and scaled without losing effectiveness.
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Former Kavli Trust Chair Appointed Knight of the Order of St. Olav
Former Chair of the Kavli Trust, Supreme Court lawyer Pål W. Lorentzen, has been appointed Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav.
Mental health support for refugee children
Can group conversations be a crucial first step in addressing post-traumatic stress (PTSD) in refugee children?
Foundations – a force we must put to use now
Exclusion. Mental ill health. Climate crisis. Rising inequality. We live in a time defined by complex challenges – challenges that demand more than one solution, more than one actor, and more than one approach. In the face of all this, there is a resource that remains underutilised: foundations.
Compounding impact by sharing knowledge
Facilitating knowledge sharing between recipients of grants from the Programme on Health Research is a priority to Kavli Trust.