There is a need for more knowledge on best practices for promoting well-being in children in the Arctic, especially children of Indigenous peoples.
Drop-out of education, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, relative poverty and neglect are still too often seen as challenges for children in the Arctic – and we need more knowledge on how to prevent these challenges through community-based, efficient, and culturally sensitive methods.
That good methods for securing the Rights of the Child to all children in the Arctic are being developed – but that they still need to be implemented in all areas.
That the conditions for indigenous children differ profoundly across the Arctic countries and areas – and that some of the children live under very difficult social and cultural conditions.
There is a huge need for community-based participatory action research involving children and young people in the local communities in the Arctic.
There is a need for more cooperation between researchers within this field across the Arctic.
