Statistics Norway

Child welfare

11 New cases of children placed under protection, by age and type of assistance. 2002-2009
Type of assistance Total1 Age
-2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18- and unknown
2002 8 855 1 312 1 552 3 092 2 666  233
2003 9 443 1 252 1 585 3 205 3 063  338
2004 9 899 1 290 1 585 3 425 3 284  315
2005 10 045 1 365 1 579 3 513 3 277  311
2006 10 362 1 401 1 563 3 465 3 621  312
2007 11 731 1 618 1 680 4 088 4 000  345
2008 11 760 1 752 1 663 4 042 4 004  299
             
20092 12 767 1 880 1 799 4 450 4 257  381
             
Kindergarten 1 230  509  623 98 0 0
Person selected to support child  631 29 38  288  256 20
Visit home/relief support 1 428  240  283  655  238 12
Home adviser/relief at home  497  128 98  158  108 5
After school support  472 0 0  472 0 0
Leisure activity  809 6 34  328  394 47
Supervision  412  124 60  145 79 4
Economic assistance 1 886  277  187  519  756  147
Education/work 74 0 0 0 48 26
Medical examination and treatment  120 30 10 30 39 11
Treatment of children with special educational needs 21 3 1 3 12 2
Centre for parents and children  226  170 23 27 5 1
Own housing 94 0 0 0 39 55
Housing with support  281 0 0 0  215 66
Emergency shelter home  550  145 95  151  152 7
Foster home outside the family  271 51 13 61  132 14
Foster home within the family  233 35 30 73 86 9
Reinforced foster home outside the family  162 52 11 41 54 4
Reinforced foster home within the family 36 10 3 9 13 1
Child welfare institution  598 48 23 69  403 55
Other treatment's institutions 43 9 0 3 28 3
Out-patient psychiatric treatment 60 0 9 26 24 1
Multisystemic treatment  284 0 0 11  266 7
Parent Management Training Oregon  333 15 49  226 43 0
Other home-based treatment 1 257  194  155  418  471 19
Participation in a support group 1 442  183  171  583  484 21
Advice and guidance 4 910  630  674 1 847 1 644  115
Other assistance 3 053  462  376  979 1 124  112
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0
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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