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Children's voices show the way to more preventive work
Ommej lectured at the Children's Rights Days 2026 about children's own voices, early signals and what becomes visible when children themselves are allowed to describe their situation. On April 14–15, Ommej participated in the Children's Rights Days 2026 in Karlstad. This year's theme was "The step forward - working together to prevent and promote", with a focus on how society can work more preventively and…
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When we don't see the whole child, we risk missing what is most important!
Today we are publishing the Ommej Report 2026, a report based on children's own responses in Ommej. The report shows that children's difficulties rarely stand alone. What is noticeable at school is often connected to what is going on at home, in the network, in the child's well-being and in their everyday life. When we do not see the whole child, we therefore risk missing out on…
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Watch the webinar "Difficult conversations with children and young people - how do we make them possible?"
Together with Jessica from Mind Hub, we share knowledge, experiences and concrete perspectives on how conversations can be adapted to the child's circumstances, and how security can be created even when the relationship does not yet exist.
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Interview with Burlöv social services
From left: Vivianne Varga, Rebecca Ljungqvist and Rocio Palma Lopez, social secretary at the Children and Youth Investigation in Burlöv Municipality. We wanted to secure the child's perspective - Ommej became a crucial piece of the puzzle in Burlöv How do you ensure that the child's voice is truly heard, even when conversations are difficult or when the child does not want or have the strength to come to social services? For…
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"Everyone knew" – when children's participation becomes person-dependent
Between 2015 and 2017, research circles were conducted on children and young people's participation in social services, within the framework of a development project supported by the Allmänna Barnhuset Foundation. Just over a hundred professionals participated, and children and young people were interviewed about their experiences of being in contact with social services. The results were compiled in an R&D report. When I return to the material today, it is…
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Reflections from the roundtable discussions at Sätra Bruk
For two days, representatives from the Allmänna Barnhuset Foundation, BRIS, Friends, Ommej, World Childhood Foundation, the Swedish Crime Victims' Authority, the Swedish Prison and Probation Service, SiS, SKR, Örebro Municipality, Jönköping University, the Government Offices and the Office of the Minister of Social Services gathered at Sätra Bruk. The purpose was to discuss children's rights and how our systems actually work in practice. The conversations were unusually honest and there was a clear consensus…
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