Statistics Norway

Child welfare

10   New cases of children placed under protection, by age and who reported the case. 2005
The case was reported by 1 Total2 Age
-2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18- and
unknown
Total 10 045 1 365 1 579 3 513 3 277  311
             
The child  157 2 2 10  118 25
Mother/father 2 439  298  452  905  746 38
Other family  332 49 67  118 91 7
Neigbours  182 22 30 88 41 1
Social service  420  114 93  128 76 9
Child welfare service  760  213  131  237  163 16
Emergency child protection center  523 69 88  128  219 19
Kindergarten  276 35  122  106 13 0
Child health center  594  146  137  178  128 5
Physician/hospital  509  133 77  156  134 9
School 1 129 11 14  496  595 13
Educational/psychological service  189 4 18 94 68 5
Police  698 78 93  191  301 35
Psychiatric institution  437 50 61  163  153 10
Others  948  148  134  313  315 38
Unknown 1 283  132  168  472  413 98
1  The case may be reported by several parts. Hence, the sum total of who reported the case is larger than reports total.
2  Including children with unknown age.

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