Statistics Norway

Child welfare

7 Children under protection per 31 December, by age and type of assistance. 2009
Type of assistance Total1 Age
-2 3-5 6-12 13-17 18-22 Unknown
20092 35 641 2 512 4 608 13 565 12 034 2 922 0
               
Kindergarten 4 042  989 2 713  340 0 0 0
Person selected to support child 2 859 38  133 1 335 1 188  165 0
Visit home/relief support 8 571  433 1 274 4 379 2 300  185 0
Home adviser/relief at home 1 300  156  228  550  330 36 0
After school support 3 705 0 0 3 705 0 0 0
Leisure activity 3 247 13 80 1 454 1 507  193 0
Supervision 1 077  107  143  464  340 23 0
Economic assistance 6 090  283  488 2 017 2 466  836 0
Education/work  291 0 0 0  173  118 0
Medical examination and treatment  384 26 21 94  185 58 0
Treatment of children with special educational needs 65 1 3 21 26 14 0
Centre for parents and children  163 89 25 36 11 2 0
Own housing  573 0 0 0 92  481 0
Housing with support  798 0 0 0  314  484 0
Emergency shelter home  362 62 58  141 99 2 0
Foster home outside the family 3 241  132  249 1 138 1 261  461 0
Foster home within the family 1 465 60  110  467  681  147 0
Reinforced foster home outside the family 3 065  173  262 1 259 1 182  189 0
Reinforced foster home within the family  393 20 31  149  166 27 0
Child welfare institution 1 386 16 6  130 1 011  223 0
Other treatment's institutions 72 6 0 11 43 12 0
Out-patient psychiatric treatment  204 0 25 87 67 25 0
Multisystemic treatment  306 0 0 18  285 3 0
Parent Management Training Oregon  630 16 92  424 96 2 0
Other home-based treatment 2 520  203  296  904 1 010  107 0
Participation in a support group 3 522  271  472 1 449 1 216  114 0
Advice and guidance 9 112  779 1 258 3 705 2 977  393 0
Other assistance 10 413  579 1 087 3 840 3 981  926 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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