At this page you will find the keynote presentations and their corresponding videos from
the 6th Bergen International Conference on Forensic Mental Health 2026.
We hope you will find this to be a valuable resource and a reference for further exploration
of the insights and issues presented at our conference.
The abstracts for all the presentations are available through this link:
Abstracts Bergen Conference 2026
The Biographies of all our eminent speakers are available through this link:
Biographies Speakers Bergen Conference 2026
We will update the archives to completion over time. Videos are unavailable at this time.
| Keynote: Randy Borum (USA) Understanding extremist violence in adolescents: A developmental risk–resilience model. |
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| Keynote: Elisabeth Harnes (NOR) Psychological vulnerability to violent extremism: Grooming of transnational youth. |
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| Kari Øverland (NOR) Developmental considerations in forensic evaluations of children and adolescents. |
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| Keynote: Zemir Popovac (NOR) Understanding and preventing serious violence in young people. |
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| Keynote: Zainab al Attar(UK) Intersections between neurodiversity and crime: Relevance to youth and emerging adults. |
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| Keynote: Atte Oksanen(FIN) Digital pathways to violence: Youth, fascination with violence, and online Influence. |
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| Keynote: Lorraine Johnstone (UK) Overlapping risks in youth and emerging adults: Violence, victimisation and suicide/self-harm. |
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| Keynote: Berit Ritchie(UK) and Donna McEwan (UK) Between theory and chaos: Youth exploited by organised crime. |
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| Keynote: Michael Caldwell(USA) Evidence-based interventions for young people at risk of serious violence. |
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| Keynote: Terje Ogden(NOR) Family-based and systemic treatment approaches to working with antisocial youth. |
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| Keynote: Kevin DOUGLAS (CAN & NOR) Risk assessment and management with young people and emerging adults at risk of crime and violence. |
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| Keynote: Linda GRÖNING (NOR) Legal perspectives on children at risk: Child rights versus social safety concerns. |
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