This keynote presents a framework for well-being that connects mattering (feeling valued and adding value), wellness and fairness in the lives of children and youth. I will show how nuanced concepts of well-being and (anti-)mattering can guide research, practice and measurement. Together, we explore how a shared language of well-being can support collaborative projects, democratic participation and social innovation.

Ottar Ness is Head of Nordic Research Center for Well-being and Social Sustainability and of WHO Collaborating Centre on Well-being and Social Sustainability, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) 

https://www.ntnu.no/ipl/wellfare 

Signe will present and reflect on the Rockwool Foundation's studies of young people's (lack of) well-being 'that comes and goes' and what characterizes young people, who permanently do not thrive. Adversity and inequality in wellbeing will be reflected too as well as challenges in defining and measuring well-being – and what this means for society’s capacity to act on problems of well-being. 

Signe Hald Andersen is Cand.scient.soc., PhD, Research professor and Head of Intervention, Rockwool Fonden 

https://rockwoolfonden.dk/medarbejdere/signe-hald-andersen/

Session on digital wellbeing. Session chair will be published later.

Session on mental health of children and youth. Session chair will be published later.

Session on school absenteeism. Session chair will be published later.

Session on the interplay between leisure time and wellbeing. Session chair will be published later.