Anne-Kirstine Mølholt

Senior Researcher

Key Expertise:

  • Placement,
  • Vulnerable persons
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Presentation

Anne-Kirstine Mølholt is a sociologist and PhD with a focus on care leavers and their transitions to adulthood, aftercare measures, the everyday life of young people in vulnerable positions and the risk of homelessness among care leavers. She uses qualitative methods, especially interviews, and she has experiences with qualitative longitudinal research (QLR). She has for many years been the Danish representative in the ‘International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care’ (INTRAC).

Selected research projects

Project
1. MAJ 2024 — 31. AUG 2027
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Udforsk hjemløshed blandt unge tidligere anbragte

Project
1. AUG 2024 — 31. DEC 2027
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Evaluering af BackUp

Project
1. AUG 2024 — 31. DEC 2029
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Management and implementation
  • The Social Sector

Evaluering af Børnene Først

Project
1. MAJ 2025 — 31. DEC 2027
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Erfaringseksperterne

Project
1. AUG 2025 — 31. JUL 2028
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Unge grønlændere forlader anbringelse

Publications

Scientific articles

Scientific article
2026

Mølholt, A.-K., Sigurðardóttir, E. D., Bengtsson, M., Paulsen, V., Niemi, V., & Freysteinsdóttir, F. J. (2026). The intersection of leaving out-of-home care and the risk of homelessness: a scoping review. Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 35(2), 828-843. https://doi.org/10.1080/10530789.2026.2639320

Scientific article
2026

Mølholt, A.-K., & Henriksen, A.-K. E. (2026). In-between Belonging and Longing: Young People Running Away from Danish Residential Institutions. Journal of Extreme Anthropology, 9(2), 114-131. https://doi.org/10.5617/jea.12742

Scientific article
2026

Bengtsson, M., Paulsen, V., Mølholt, A.-K., Sigurðardóttir, E. D., Niemi, V., Freysteinsdóttir, F. J., & Dokkedal, A. A. (2026). The experiences of unstable housing and homelessness among care leavers: A systematic review of current research knowledge. Children and Youth Services Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2026.109255

Scientific article
2026
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Mølholt, A.-K. (2026). Temporally limited and conditional care: Following the route of care from the past to the present among care leavers. British Journal of Social Work, 56(3), 1001-1017. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcaf187

Scientific article
2026

Mølholt, A.-K., & Bengtsson, T. T. (2026). Learning to Evaluate Yourself. The Consequences of institutionalized Understandings of Progression for Young People with Care Experience. Child & Family Social Work. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.70148

Scientific article
8. SEP 2025
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Mølholt, A.-K., Thoresen, S. H., & Bečević, Z. (2025). Leaving Care in the Nordic Countries – Young People’s Experiences During Transitions to Adulthood: Guest editorial. Nordisk Välfärdsforskning/Nordic Welfare Research, 10(3), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.18261/nwr.10.3.1

Scientific article
2025
  • The Social Sector

Dokkedal, A. A., Niemi, V., Freysteinsdóttir, F., Mølholt, A.-K., Bengtsson, M., Paulsen, V., & Sigurðardóttir, E. D. (2025). The Intersection of Leaving Care and Homelessness: A Literature Overview in a Nordic Welfare State Context. Nordisk Välfärdsforskning/Nordic Welfare Research, 10(3). https://doi.org/10.18261/nwr.10.3.2

Scientific article
APR 2024

Mølholt, A.-K., Bengtsson, T. T., & Frederiksen, M. (2024). Navigating educational success: Modes of expectation among care-experienced young people. BERJ - British Educational Research Journal, 50(2), 513-528. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3908

Scientific article
2023

Mølholt, A.-K. (2023). En betinget omsorg. Oplevelser af nære omsorgsrelationer hos tidligere anbragte unge. Dansk Sociologi, 34(2), 61-79. https://doi.org/10.22439/dansoc.v34i2.7307

Scientific article
2021

Mølholt, A.-K. (2021). 'Sometimes I feel 60, sometimes I feel 13': perceptions of age among vulnerable young people in Denmark. Journal of Youth Studies, 24(1), 62-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2019.1687861

Scientific article
2018
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Bengtsson, T. T., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2018). Creations of belonging and non-belonging in the temporal narratives of young people transitioning out of care in Denmark. Nordic Social Work Research, 8(S1), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2018.1494034

Scientific article
12. JAN 2017

Monrad, M., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2017). Problem-Based Learning in Social Work Education: Students’ experiences in Denmark. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 37(1), 71-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2016.1271382

Scientific article
19. OCT 2016

Bengtsson, T. T., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2016). Keeping You Close at a Distance: Ethical Challenges Following Young People in Vulnerable Life Situations. Young, 24(4), 359-375. https://doi.org/10.1177/1103308815627256

Reports

Report
27. AUG 2026
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Iversen, K., Andreasen, A. G., Søegaard, E. H., Kollin, M. S., Olsen, R. F., Mølholt, A.-K., & Bengtsson, T. T. (2026). Kvalitet i anbringelse på børne- og ungehjem: En vidensafdækning. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
10. JAN 2025
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Mølholt, A.-K., Søegaard, E. H., & Andreasen, A. G. (2025). Anbringelse uden samtykke: En vidensindsamling. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd.

Report
22. JUN 2022
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Bengtsson, T. T., Mølholt, A.-K., & Luckow, S. T. (2022). Efterværn og støtte set fra de unges perspektiv: En analyse af overgangen til voksenlivet for unge i kontakt med systemet. VIVE - Det Nationale Forsknings- og Analysecenter for Velfærd. VIVE Rapport

Report
2017

Mølholt, A.-K. (2017). Evaluering af projekt unge hjemløse. En indsats målrettet at afhjælpe og forebygge hjemløshed blandt unge i Aalborg Kommune. Aalborg Kommune.

Report
9. MAR 2012
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Mølholt, A.-K., Mathilde Hansen Stage, S., Pejtersen, J. H., & Thomsen, P. (2012). Efterværn for tidligere anbragte unge: En videns- og erfaringsopsamling. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 12:04

Report
1. FEB 2012
  • The Social Sector

Lausten, M., Hansen, H., Mølholt, A.-K., Vammen, K. S., & Legendre, A.-C. (2012). Forebyggende foranstaltninger 14-17 år: Dialoggruppe - om forebyggelse som alternativ til anbringelse. Delrapport 5. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 12:02

Report
9. AUG 2011
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Lausten, M., Mølholt, A.-K., Hansen, H., Heiner Schmidt, L., & Legendre, A.-C. (2011). Forebyggende foranstaltninger 10-13 år. Dialoggruppe - om forebyggelse som alternativ til anbringelse. Delrapport 4. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 11:29

Report
1. JAN 2011
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • Daycare, school and education

Lausten, M., Mølholt, A.-K., Hansen, H., Heiner Schmidt, L., & Aaquist, M. (2011). Forebyggende foranstaltninger 5-9 år. Dialoggruppe - om forebyggelse som alternativ til anbringelse. Delrapport 3. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 11:03

Report
14. OCT 2010
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Lausten, M., Mølholt, A.-K., Hansen, H., Heiner Schmidt, L., & Aaquist, M. (2010). Forebyggende foranstaltninger 0-4 år: Dialoggruppe - om forebyggelse som alternativ til anbringelse. Delrapport 2. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 10:22

Report
29. SEP 2010
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Christensen, E., Lindstrøm, M., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2010). Efterværn for voldsudsatte kvinder: Krisecentrenes støtte og hjælp til kvinder, som flytter fra centrene. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 10:23

Report
28. JAN 2010
  • The Social Sector
  • Children, Adolescents and Families

Lausten, M., Mølholt, A.-K., Hansen, H., & Jensen, V. M. (2010). Introduktion til Dialogprojektet: Dialoggruppe - om forebyggelse som alternativ til anbringelse. Delrapport 1. SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd. SFI-Rapport No. 10:02

Report
2008

Mølholt, A.-K. (2008). Når det kommer til stykket, så er det jo vores hverdag, det handler om... En undersøgelse af pædagogers arbejdsvilkår med særligt fokus på professionalisering og autonomi. BUPL.

Books and book contributions

Book contribution
2025

Mølholt, A.-K. (2025). Denmark. In T. Refaeli, & V. R. Mann-Feder (Eds.), Leaving Care around the World : Policy, Practice, Research, and Youth Participation (pp. 204-216). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197758847.001.0001

Book
2024
  • Children, Adolescents and Families
  • The Social Sector

Jacobsen, B. S., Engen, M., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2024). Børne- og ungesyn i socialt arbejde. Hans Reitzel.

Book contribution
17. NOV 2023

Mølholt, A.-K. (2023). Living an unstable life: Exploring facets of instability in the lives of care-leavers in Denmark. In S. Keller, I. Oterholm, V. Paulsen, & A. D. van Breda (Eds.), Living on the Edge : Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood (pp. 188-203). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781447366317.ch010

Book contribution
1. JAN 2016

Munro, E. R., Mølholt, A. K., & Hollingworth, K. (2016). Leaving Care in the UK and Scandinavia: Is It All That Different in Contrasting Welfare Regimes? In Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care : International Research, Policy and Practice (pp. 199-219). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55639-4_10

Book contribution
2013

Mølholt, A.-K. (2013). Kampen for jurisdiktion og socialfaglige lederes sikring af kundskab. In K. Kildedal, E. Laursen, & R. R. Michelsen (Eds.), Socialfaglig ledelse: Børne- og ungeområdet (pp. 125-138). Samfundslitteratur.

Book contribution
2007

Mølholt, A.-K., & Gallop, S. (2007). Et møde med fængslende fortællinger. In I samfundets sprækker... Aalborg Universitetsforlag.

Book
2007

Jørgensen, A., & Mølholt, A.-K. (2007). Betingelser for fællesskab: om sindslidende i boligområder. Servicestyrelsen.

Theses

PhD thesis
2017

Mølholt, A.-K. (2017). Når man har været anbragt: En sociologisk undersøgelse af fortællinger om fortid, nutid og fremtid hos unge, der har været anbragt uden for hjemmet. Aalborg Universitetsforlag.

Areas

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