Statistics Norway

Child welfare

5 Children under protection during the year, by age and type of assistance. 2008
Type of assistance Total1 Age
-2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18-22 Unknown
20082 44 167 2 907 5 349 16 488 14 841 4 509 73
               
Kindergarten 5 445 1 123 3 174 1 148 0 0 0
Person selected to support child 4 176 57  177 1 820 1 781  339 2
Visit home/relief support 11 071  533 1 590 5 512 3 079  353 4
Home adviser/relief at home 2 423  271  402 1 006  631  112 1
After school support 4 965 0 0 4 965 0 0 0
Leisure activity 4 976 22  124 2 182 2 243  404 1
Supervision 2 363  215  326  920  744  157 1
Economic assistance 11 179  465  941 3 696 4 230 1 824 23
Education/work  589 0 0 0  335  252 2
Medical examination and treatment  651 35 45  141  296  134 0
Treatment of children with special educational needs  150 4 10 51 66 19 0
Centre for parents and children  460  234 89 97 28 12 0
Own housing 1 038 0 0 0  125  894 19
Housing with support  730 0 0 0  178  545 7
Emergency shelter home 1 328  238  173  454  438 25 0
Foster home outside the family 4 263  155  323 1 368 1 569  831 17
Foster home within the family 1 821 84  141  581  778  235 2
Reinforced foster home outside the family 3 298  140  263 1 220 1 300  366 9
Reinforced foster home within the family  489 25 47  161  208 48 0
Child welfare institution 2 692 50 27  272 1 689  653 1
Other treatment's institutions  297 8 3 12  126  148 0
Out-patient psychiatric treatment  329 0 25  148  112 44 0
Multisystemic treatment  702 0 0 32  642 28 0
Parent Management Training Oregon  915 23  120  611  157 4 0
Other home-based treatment 2 973  269  314  979 1 236  174 1
Participation in a support group 3 053  244  376 1 238 1 072  122 1
Advice and guidance 9 544  818 1 218 3 631 3 290  585 2
Other assistance 17 504 1 023 1 791 6 171 6 538 1 956 25
1  Including children with unknown age.
2  Each child may have several types of assistance. Hence, the sum of types of assistance is larger than the number of child who have received assistance.

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