Statistics Norway

Child welfare

10   New cases of children placed under protection, by age and who reported the case. 2006 (Corrected 3 April 2008)
The case was reported by 1 Total2 Age
-2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18- and
unknown
Total 10 362 1 401 1 563 3 465 3 621  312
             
The child  173 3 3 8  127 32
Mother/father 2 359  288  406  830  790 45
Other family  291 41 53  118 75 4
Neigbours  169 22 29 84 34 0
Social service  393  113 71  125 79 5
Child welfare service  812  217  119  239  225 12
Emergency child protection center  632 87 93  168  268 16
Kindergarten  319 39  143  112 22 3
Child health center  663  164  143  207  144 5
Physician/hospital  564  162 66  185  145 6
School 1 114 7 19  451  624 13
Educational/psychological service  172 11 19 74 62 6
Police  757 88  122  178  343 26
Psychiatric institution  424 30 36  155  195 8
Others  956  136  161  311  320 28
Unknown 1 355  139  203  479  411  123
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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