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Rikard Tordön is an Analyst affiliated with Linköping University's Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) and the national knowledge center Barnafrid. He defended his PhD thesis in June 2020 on children's mental health and school performance in out-of-home care. His work focuses on societal care systems for vulnerable youth, particularly foster care and residential care populations.
Education history includes:
- PhD studies at Linköping University (2016–2020)
- Licensed Psychologist since 2009
- Prior clinical work in child and youth psychiatry (2012–2013)
Research interests center on improving outcomes for children in care through evidence-based interventions. His work highlights systemic challenges in care transitions, school performance disparities, and ethical responsibilities of societal care systems. He has contributed to programs like Skolfam, which demonstrated improved academic outcomes for foster children. Current affiliations include Barnafrid, focusing on child abuse knowledge dissemination.
His research emphasizes:
- Evaluation of care system interventions
- Mental health correlates of abuse histories
- Strengthening school-based support structures
Future work involves popularizing his thesis findings and advancing advocacy through Barnafrid. He emphasizes the ethical imperative to ensure care interventions exceed outcomes children would face in non-care environments.
