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The results show that prevalence depends on the definition of intellectual disability. The decreasing number of children and the need for development of specially adapted family supports are discussed.

This article explores the self-constructions of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities in talk about their everyday living and how parents and professionals construct young adults with disabilities in talk about their involvement in transition processes. The analysis is related to an interpretive tradition and conducted based on individual interviews with four young adults with mild intellectual disability, five parents of young adults with mild intellectual disabilities and five professionals in the adult service system. The findings show that the young adults define themselves as actors in their own lives, while the parents recognize young adults with mild intellectual disabilities as both actors with resources and actors in need of assistance. Professionals in the adult service system, however, appear to rely on an identity perspective that might hamper young adults' agency positioning and opportunities to define themselves and influence their future lives.

This article focuses on the work conditions of health care workers in supported housing for people with severe mental health problems. It does so by exploring the workers' experiences of their daily work situations. The article is based on data from a qualitative mental health project within a larger-sized Norwegian municipality. The findings from the study include two main themes and several subthemes that are discussed in light of institutional logic perspectives. One of the main themes is defined as "Time scheduled tasks and the quality of mental health work" with the three subthemes "The wish and need for more time," "Lack of flexibility and changing appointments," and "Managing daily expectations and challenges," The other main theme is defined as "The implementation of skill training activities" with the two subthemes "The normative expectation of and within skill training" and "Managing skill working relationships," The findings highlight how health care staff are placed in complex work situations by having to manage different and partly contradictory expectations based on the organization of the health and welfare system and supported housing, the organization and implementation of their daily work together with the residents, and their own professional values.

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