youth

Politics

Conservative parties win slim majority in Denmark’s 'school general election'

School students across Denmark voted in a mock general election on Thursday, and the result was a favourable one for many of the country’s conservative parties.

Politics

Danish youngsters to vote in 'school general elections'

Thousands of teenagers across the country are preparing to cast their votes after Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen called the 2019 School Election.

Health

Number of young Danes diagnosed with anxiety and depression trebles in ten years

Increasing numbers of children and young people in Denmark are being diagnosed with depression and anxiety, according to figures from the Danish Health Data Authority (Sundhedsdatastyrelsen).

Crime

Denmark youth crime rates dropping: Ministry

Youth crime levels in Denmark have decreased year on tear since 2006, says a report by the Danish Ministry of Justice.

Crime

Danish youth crime at all-time low as kids choose being online over causing trouble

A new analysis from the Danish Crime Prevention Council (Det Kriminalpræventive Råd - DKR) shows that youth crime in Denmark has been declining since 2005 and is now at the lowest level ever recorded.

Family

Danish youth get their very own island

Recently eyed as a potential 'StartUp Isle', a 70,000 square metre island off the coast of Copenhagen will instead become Youth Island after it was purchased on behalf of the Danish Guide and Scout Association.