Research team and experts (Estonia)

Dr Ingrid Sindi
Tallinn University (Estonia)
ingridsi@tlu.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Child Participation and Citizenship
Substitute Care
Children´s Residential Care
Ethnography
Child-centered Practice and Research
Children´s Perspectives

Dr Astra Schults
Tallinn University (Estonia)
aschults@tlu.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Early Communicative Development
School Environment
Assessment Instruments

Dr Koidu Saia
Tallinn University (Estonia)
Koidu.Saia@tlu.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Interprofessional Collaboration and Teamwork
Juvenile Offender Rehabilitation
Dually-involved Youth
Child Protection Assessment

Dr Olena Kozmenko
Tallinn University (Estonia)
kozmenko@snu.edu.ua
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Expertise and Research Areas
Higher Education System
Student Success
Child and Family Well-being

Rafaela Lehtme, PhD Fellow
Tallinn University (Estonia)
rlehtme@tlu.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Divorce and Family Dissolution
Shared Parenting
Shared vs Sole Custody
Strengths Perspective
Child Protection System
Child Participation
Family Engagement

Kati Valma, MSW
Lead Child Welfare Specialist
Tallinn (Estonia)
kati.valma@tallinnlv.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Child Protection System
Child Participation
Child Protection Assessment

Erle Neeme, PhD Fellow
Tallinn University (Estonia)
erlnee@tlu.ee
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Expertise and Research Areas
Work-Life Balance and Motivation
EU Policy Shaping (Youth Pension Prospects)
EU vocational education and training policy and measures
Adult education for the development of employee skills

Helika Saar, LL.B, MSW
Children’s Rights Activist (Estonia)
helika.saar@gmail.com
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Expertise and Research Areas
Children’s Rights and Participation
Advocacy
Child Welfare and Protection