Childhood out-of-home care and later crime, mental health, and mortality up to retirement age

ICON member Ylva B Almquist published a prospective birth cohort study together with Hilma Forsman, Glena Hossein, Olof Bäckman and Lars Brännström. The study examines offending, psychiatric disorders and premature mortality from early adulthood to retirement age among individuals with and without childhood experience of out-of-home care. About the study Children placed in out-of-home careContinue reading “Childhood out-of-home care and later crime, mental health, and mortality up to retirement age”

Disrupting the path from placement in out-of-home care to adult crime: mediation and interaction by educational attainment

A new longitudinal study based on the Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigen examines whether educational attainment can disrupt the pathway between childhood placement in out-of-home care and criminal offending in adulthood. About the study Childhood experience of out-of-home care (OHC) is strongly associated with an increased risk of criminal offending later in life. However, less isContinue reading “Disrupting the path from placement in out-of-home care to adult crime: mediation and interaction by educational attainment”

A prospective examination of offending trajectories in men and women with out-of-home care experience followed up until retirement age

ICON member Ylva B Almquist published a prospective birth cohort study together with Hilma Forsman, Glena Hossein, Olof Bäckman and Lars Brännström. The study examines offending, psychiatric disorders and premature mortality from early adulthood to retirement age among individuals with and without childhood experience of out-of-home care. About the study Children placed in out-of-home careContinue reading “A prospective examination of offending trajectories in men and women with out-of-home care experience followed up until retirement age”

Socioeconomic conditions and children’s out-of-home care in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ICON members Viviane S. Straatmann, Ylva B. Almquist and Tanishta Rajesh participated in a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the relationship between socioeconomic disadvantage and children’s risk of entering out-of-home care across high-income countries. About the study Socioeconomic inequalities in children’s out-of-home care (OHC) are an important public health concern. Although previous research has repeatedlyContinue reading “Socioeconomic conditions and children’s out-of-home care in high-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

Family reunification and labour market attachment of parents with children in out-of-home care in Sweden

ICON members Viviane S. Straatmann, Tanishta Rajesh and Ylva B. Almquist published a Swedish register-based cohort study together with Hélio A. Manhica. The study examines the labour market attachment of parents whose children have been placed in out-of-home care and whether this differs according to family reunification. About the study Parents whose children enter out-of-homeContinue reading “Family reunification and labour market attachment of parents with children in out-of-home care in Sweden”

Midlife migration, employment status, and mental health: A Swedish register-based study

ICON member Lisa Berg participated in a Swedish register-based study together with Deirdre Mullally, Mikael Rostila and Andrea Dunlavy. The study examines the relationship between employment status and psychiatric disorders among individuals who migrated to Sweden after age 40. Lisa Berg is currently listed as a core member of ICON. About the study Employment statusContinue reading “Midlife migration, employment status, and mental health: A Swedish register-based study”

Intergenerational income mobility and psychotropic drug dispensation in a 1953 Stockholm cohort: a diagonal reference model approach

ICON members Klara Gurzo and Bitte Modin published a study together with Anna Oksuzyan examining the relationship between intergenerational income mobility and psychotropic drug dispensation in middle age. About the study Intergenerational social mobility refers to individuals moving upward or downward in the social hierarchy relative to their parents. While social mobility has long beenContinue reading “Intergenerational income mobility and psychotropic drug dispensation in a 1953 Stockholm cohort: a diagonal reference model approach”

Adulthood trajectories of resilience and vulnerability: exploring gender differences in disadvantage after experience of out-of-home care

ICON members Ylva B Almquist, Lisa Bornscheuer, and Karl Gauffin published a longitudinal cohort study together with Evelina Landstedt. The study examines patterns of resilience and vulnerability in adulthood following childhood adversity, with a particular focus on gender and education. About the study Childhood adversity can have long-lasting consequences across several areas of life, includingContinue reading “Adulthood trajectories of resilience and vulnerability: exploring gender differences in disadvantage after experience of out-of-home care”

All-cause mortality around the anniversary of a sibling’s death: findings from Swedish National Register Data

ICON member and PhD candidate Sandra Rogne published a time-stratified case-crossover study together with Alessandra Grotta, Can Liu, Lisa Berg, Jan Saarela, Ichiro Kawachi, Ayako Hiyoshi and Mikael Rostila. The study examines whether mortality risk increases around the anniversary of a sibling’s death. About the study The death of a family member can have consequencesContinue reading “All-cause mortality around the anniversary of a sibling’s death: findings from Swedish National Register Data”

Psychiatric disorders following the clustering of family disadvantages in previous generations: a multigenerational cohort study

ICON members Ylva B. Almquist, Baojing Li, Can Liu and Lisa Berg published a multigenerational cohort study together. The study examines how socioeconomic and psychosocial disadvantages cluster and develop across generations, and how these patterns are associated with psychiatric disorders among grandchildren. About the study Previous research has shown that socioeconomic and psychosocial disadvantages duringContinue reading “Psychiatric disorders following the clustering of family disadvantages in previous generations: a multigenerational cohort study”