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  1. We use ‘field of school attendance and absenteeism’ to refer to all scientific and practical efforts to promote school attendance, reduce absenteeism, and resolve SAPs.

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The authors thank the following organisations for their financial support of the Lorentz Center Workshop: The Lorentz Center; Indiana University School of Social Work; Leiden University Institute of Psychology; The Leiden University Fund; Aarhus University Department of Psychology.

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    David Heyne

  2. Indiana University School of Social Work, Indianapolis, USA

    Carolyn Gentle-Genitty

  3. Department of Education, Norrköping City Council, Norrköping, Sweden

    Malin Gren Landell

  4. Deakin University School of Psychology, Burwood, Australia

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  5. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA

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  18. Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

    Bruce J. Tonge

  19. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA

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Heyne, D., Gentle-Genitty, C., Gren Landell, M. et al. Improving school attendance by enhancing communication among stakeholders: establishment of the International Network for School Attendance (INSA). Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 29, 1023–1030 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-019-01380-y

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