Health

One in five young LGBT people exposed to family violence

A report entitled HON HEN HAN* by the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs paints a bleak picture of the health situation for young lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people. The figures speak for themselves. But project leader Nils-Olof Zethrin is convinced that we can work for greater awareness.

Study on involuntary arranged marriage

Criminalise forced and under-age marriage. Draw up a national action plan in order to bring the issue forward. These are some of the proposals made in a study on involuntary arranged marriage by the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs. The aim is to shed light on what researcher Hanna Linell regards as an invisible problem.

Young people on sex and the internet

In its report 'See me – Young people on sex and the internet', the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs has surveyed the experiences and attitudes of children and young people to sexual exposure and exploitation via interactive media.

Young people on health

A bigger share of young people feel anxious about their health and psychosomatic symptoms like stomach ache, headaches and sleeplessness are more frequent. That is shown in the Swedish National Board for Youth Affairs' study Young People with Attitude from 2007.