New book gives children a voice on placements in Greenland

Bonnie Jensen has written the book Childhood home or children's home - Greenlandic children placed outside the home, which focuses on children's own experiences of being placed in residential institutions in Greenland.

The book is in Danish.

The book shows that placements can be experienced very differently.

For many children, the institution becomes a children's home marked by insecurity and negative experiences that can follow them into adulthood.

For others, the placement becomes a childhood home with security, stable relationships, and adults who are present.

For the first time, a study is based on the children's own stories about placement in Greenland.

Through their experiences, the book contributes new and nuanced knowledge about conditions in the field of placement and points to ways in which efforts to help vulnerable children can be strengthened.

The book's central message is clear: by listening to the children themselves, we can create better frameworks and improve the lives of many.

Read more about the book here.