The references are in the majority sourced from child protection legislation, the website of The Icelandic Government Agency for Child Protection, national regulations, international academic articles and national and international journals.
Heimildir eru að stórum hluta fengnar úr barnaverndarlögum, af heimasíðu Barnaverndarstofu, reglugerðum, erlendum fræðigreinum, íslenskum og erlendum fræðiritum.