Statistics Norway

Child welfare

4 Children under protection during the year by type of assistance, age and sex . 2007
Type of assistance Total Age
Total1 Boys Girls Unknown -2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18-22 Unknown
Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls Total Boys Girls
20072 42 626  22 964  19 643 19   2 618   1 377   1 239  5 325   2 782   2 540   15 975   8 910   7 058   14 301   7 535   6 760   4 346   2 328   2 017 61
                                         
Kindergarten 5 322 2 844 2 474 4  966  525  440 3 204 1 683 1 519 1 152  636  515 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Person selected to support child 4 530 2 741 1 787 2 61 37 24  190 97 93 1 929 1 191  737 1 956 1 197  758  389  217  172 5
Visit home/relief support 10 789 5 855 4 930 4  492  275  217 1 514  786  726 5 443 3 021 2 420 2 995 1 594 1 401  342  177  165 3
Home adviser/relief at home 2 690 1 424 1 264 2  297  153  144  421  215  204 1 086  589  497  739  383  356  146 83 63 1
After school support 4 567 2 557 2 008 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 567 2 557 2 008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leisure activity 4 381 2 403 1 975 3 34 18 16  135 65 70 1 913 1 040  873 1 958 1 068  887  340  212  128 1
Supervision 4 856 2 553 2 301 2  308  175  133  536  275  259 1 939 1 030  909 1 728  910  818  345  163  182 0
Economic assistance 12 369 6 479 5 883 7  573  323  250 1 104  572  532 4 067 2 177 1 888 4 645 2 378 2 262 1 955 1 015  940 25
Education/work  576  293  283 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  309  161  148  262  129  133 5
Medical examination and treatment  560  272  288 0 36 23 13 35 16 19  140 75 65  245  114  131  100 41 59 4
Treatment of children with special educational needs  146 95 51 0 4 4 0 8 4 4 57 34 23 55 39 16 22 14 8 0
Centre for parents and children  452  240  211 1  216  117 98 92 43 49 91 55 36 44 22 22 8 2 6 1
Own housing 1 164  589  574 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  185 91 93  965  491  474 14
Housing with support  291  165  126 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 77 38 39  214  127 87 0
Emergency shelter home 1 426  664  759 3  249  139  110  173 81 92  434  216  215  524  203  321 46 25 21 0
Foster home outside the family 4 374 2 217 2 154 3  162 96 66  327  186  141 1 467  753  712 1 652  781  870  748  388  360 18
Foster home within the family 1 788  898  890 0 75 32 43  133 68 65  606  324  282  739  344  395  234  130  104 1
Reinforced foster home outside the family 2 931 1 623 1 307 1  133 75 58  283  152  131 1 088  631  457 1 134  611  522  293  154  139 0
Reinforced foster home within the family  457  263  194 0 29 14 15 36 20 16  160 92 68  197  118 79 35 19 16 0
Child welfare institution 2 434 1 258 1 175 1 32 18 14 33 18 15  235  144 91 1 578  795  783  556  283  272 0
Other treatment's institutions  391  208  183 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 6 2  205  112 93  175 88 87 1
Out-patient psychiatric treatment  527  263  264 0 0 0 0 47 22 25  197  109 88  228  111  117 53 21 32 2
Multisystemic treatment  767  449  318 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 37 10  662  374  288 58 38 20 0
Parent Management Training Oregon  688  440  248 0 13 6 7 95 53 42  459  307  152  119 73 46 2 1 1 0
Other home-based treatment  679  378  301 0 46 26 20 59 32 27  237  137  100  284  155  129 53 28 25 0
Participation in a support group  823  498  325 0 60 34 26  127 70 57  321  206  115  276  165  111 39 23 16 0
Advice and guidance 3 148 1 703 1 445 0  255  142  113  433  219  214 1 206  696  510 1 052  552  500  201 94  107 1
Other assistance 19 857 10 695 9 157 5 1 232  655  577 2 196 1 129 1 065 7 197 4 031 3 164 7 314 3 894 3 419 1 900  980  920 18
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 assista.

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