Statistics Norway

Child welfare

14 Cases investigated at the child welfare service, by the report's contents and who reported the case. 1997-2009
The case is reported by1 Investigation cases started2 The report's contents
Inadequate care/abuse The conditions at the home The child's behavioural problems Other Unknown
1997 15 761 3 177 7 761 2 849 3 886  387
1998 16 047 2 999 8 311 3 082 3 754  151
1999 17 059 3 328 8 746 3 514 3 961 70
2000 17 545 3 305 9 152 3 557 3 906  107
2001 18 655 3 523 10 002 3 716 4 017 69
2002 19 201 4 017 10 545 3 493 3 856 20
2003 20 096 4 441 10 944 3 474 4 337 25
2004 21 335 4 778 11 612 3 767 4 322 11
2005 21 316 4 646 11 721 3 906 4 096 4
2006 23 459 5 446 12 845 4 210 4 381 8
2007 25 098 5 866 13 851 4 197 4 527 28
2008 27 850 6 512 15 732 4 595 4 914 18
             
2009 30 135 7 424 16 774 4 464 5 969 1
             
The child  465  136  282 32 90 0
Mother/father/ superiors 4 750  478 2 841  919 1 146 0
Other family  941  294  626 47  137 0
Neigbours  747  234  488 53 77 0
Child welfare service 3 669 1 086 2 329  310  582 0
Social service  810  161  566 26  145 0
Emergency child protection center 1 979  648 1 024  242  332 0
Police 3 541  796 1 445  744  883 0
Kindergarten 1 274  482  667  163  184 0
Child health center/school health services 1 708  408 1 073  152  325 0
School 4 118 1 027 1 950 1 292  681 1
Educational/psychological service  253 44  154 89 35 0
Mental health care for children and youth/mental health care for adults 1 396  304  891  221  224 0
Physician/hospital 1 486  354  910  102  325 0
Asylum centre/ Norwegian Directorate of Immigration/immigration authorities  535 73  151 52  311 0
Women`s refuge  177 80 88 5 35 0
Youth support team/youth centre 92 23 43 29 6 0
Voluntary organisations/sports clubs 56 18 30 9 5 0
Other public body 1 221  304  734  102  289 0
Others 2 363  862 1 375  136  398 0
Unknown 3 0 1 1 1 0
1  The case may be reported by several parts. Hence, the sum total of who reported the case is larger than reports total.
2  The child are counted once for each municipality where investigation has started.

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