Violence and Childrens Rights Symposium: Register now!

The symposium will be of interest to students and researchers in various disciplines, such as child development, health and care sciences, child and adolescent mental health, education, psychology, medicine and social medicine. Read more

Program

MH-building, AUD 6

09:00 - 09:10 Introducing the symposium. Prof. John A. Rønning UiT Norway

09:10 - 09:30 Opening the symposium. Scientific collaboration between the University of Tromsø and the Federal University of Sao Paulo.  Prof/Dean Arnfinn Sundsfjord UiT Norway

09:30 - 09:50 The Norway -  Brazil strategy.  Norwegian Research Council v/ Ellen S. Aa Vollebæk

10:15 - 10:45 Tackling violence and child mental health from a global mental health perspective. Prof. Jair Mari Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

10:45 - 11:15 Results from a study conducted in Puerto Rico and Bronx. Ass. Prof. Cristiane Duarte, Columbia University, New York, USA 

11:15 - 11:40 Long term outcome of school bullying. Prof. Andre Sourander University of Turku, Finland

11:40 - 12:00 Resilience in a cross-cultural perspective. Data from a Brazilian sample. Ass prof. Oddgeir Friborg, UiT, Norway

13:00 – 14:00 Presentations/posters by Phd students. Five-ten minutes presentations beside the poster

14:00 - 14:30 How to improve the mental health care of children and adolescents in Brazil: actions needed in the public sector. Ass prof. Cristiane de Paula,  Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

14:30 – 15:00 Raising children and adolescents in an deprived and adverse environment. Ass prof Wagner Ribeiro, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

15:30 - 16:15 Violence and child mental health in Brazil: an educational-scientific cooperation between Norway and Brazil. Prof. Isabel Bordin, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

16:15 – 17:00 How to strengthen future scientific and educational collaboration. Roundtable debate Chair: Prof. John A. Rønning UiT

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Participant fee 370 NOK.