SERENA Project Publishes Pre-print on Study Protocol

The SERENA project is pleased to announce the publication of its preprint, now available for public access. The paper introduces SERENA, a Horizon Europe-funded initiative involving 22 partners across 12 European countries, and outlines the study protocol for assessing and improving access to health and social care services for children rendered vulnerable by abuse.

Currently under review in the International Journal of Population Data Science (IJPDS), the article details SERENA’s cross-sectoral and mixed-methods approach, including large-scale analyses of national health and social care data, qualitative interviews with professionals and survivors, and an evaluation of the societal costs of child maltreatment.

The preprint also presents the project’s objectives, governance structure, and ethical framework, and describes SERENA’s ambition to develop recommendations that strengthen early detection, intervention, and coordination across European systems.

Want to know more? Check out the preprint on our website or access it directly here.