Instukid is a shocking story from the inside of children’s and youth psychiatry, told through the eyes of a former patient who as an adult became a clinical psychologist.

Johanne Rogndal tells us the story about life at an institution for youths, where she as a fifteen-year-old spent one and a half years isolated from the outside world. Through her sharp and raw descriptions, we gain an insight into what it means to be young and voiceless in a system which all too often fails to support the most vulnerable.

Rogndal’s unique combination of personal experience and professional depth of knowledge allows her to ask the critical questions regarding the treatment of youths in institutions, while she simultaneously illuminates the psychological processes that lies behind it all. She shows us how difficult it can be to live with memories about forced labour and isolation, and she explains how these experiences have shaped her view of vulnerability and human dignity.