the needs of youth at risk in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland, the objective of this article is to identify … models for youth at risk in Austria, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland: Shortened (Norway, Switzerland), prolonged (Austria …), individualised (Austria, Norway and Sweden) and preparatory programmes (Sweden). Preparatory and prolonged programmes aim to help …

comparative analysis of Sweden and Norway, two countries which are very similar in many respects, but differ regarding the policy …. We follow these individuals up to four years after the start of unemployment. Our results indicate that, in spite of …