Projects

Changing maladaptive cognitions in traumatized children

Using artificial intelligence analysing 10,000 sessions of trauma-focused cognitive behaviour therapy.

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Early Support after Exposure to Trauma (EASE)

Traumatic experiences can cause immense suffering and psychological distress, but no evidence-based preventive interventions are readily available to victims in the aftermath of crises and…

ZoomIn: Individual dynamics in trauma treatment

NKVTS is conducting the first study examining changes in daily symptoms during evidence-based treatment for PTSD among youth. It is also the first study to…

Self-reported experiences with exposure and perpetration of problematic and harmful sexual behavior among youth receiving services in Norwegian Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinics

Much of the violence and abuse that children and adolescents experience are committed by other youth, with estimates ranging between 30-50%. Some evidence suggest that…

Implementation of TF-CBT at Norwegian Child and Adolescents’ Mental Health Clinics

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based treatment method for trauma-exposed children with elaborated levels of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms. The Norwegian Knowledge Center…

TF-CBT in Norwegian Child Advocacy Centers

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) is a evidence-based treatment method for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma and who struggle with post-traumatic stress symptoms.…

TREAT INTERACT: Implementing a user involved education- and health system INTERACTive task-shifting approach for child mental health promotion in Uganda

We will develop a mental health intervention for primary school teachers in Uganda by adapting a school version (mhGAP-IGs) of the World Health Organization´s (WHO)…

My everyday life

In this project we will develop and pilot test an application for smartphones (an “app”) where adolescents between 13 and 18 years who receive trauma-focused…

Stepping Together for Children after Trauma: Investigating the effectiveness of a parent-led, therapist assisted, treatment for traumatized children (the NorStep study)

Stepping Together for Children after Trauma is a parent-led trauma treatment that has been tested as an early intervention in municipal services. The pilot project…