ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Keep distance and hear me out! Swedish-speaking children's pandemic narratives informing rights-based approaches to future crises.
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- Policy proposals by children during the COVID-19 pandemic through the global child rights dialogues in Japan, Sweden and Tanzania.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted children's lives globally, yet limited research centres their voices in evaluating crisis responses. Sweden's unique strategy, emphasizing voluntary guidelines rather than strict lockdowns, provides a critical context to explore how the pandemic policies reshaped children's daily lives and affected systemic inequities between them; and to highlight children's perspectives on how societal actors could better uphold children's rights in future crises. Methods: This qualitative study engaged 44 Swedish-speaking children (aged 10-17) from diverse neighborhoods in Umeå, Sweden, through ten focus group discussions conducted between February 2023 and January 2024. Child-friendly adaptations of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) articles guided discussions on pandemic experiences. Data included transcripts, participant drawings, and field notes, analysed via reflexive thematic analysis. Results: The findings consolidate into four central themes. First, Conclusion: This study emphasizes the need to incorporate children's voices in policymaking, particularly during crises, to ensure their rights and well-being are upheld. It calls for a shift in crisis response beyond just physical safety to include mental and emotional health, highlighting the importance of school-based mental health services and tailored support for marginalized groups in Sweden. To truly implement UNCRC Article 12, the country should establish formal systems that actively engage children and consider their feedback in decision-making processes.
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