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The Children's Ombudsman
In 1981, Norway was the first country in world to establish an office for the Children's Ombudsman (barneombud). Norway ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1991, and the Children's Ombudsman's responsibility is to ensure that the UN Convention is observed on a civil, political, financial and social level. He/she has a contact network with teachers in schools all over the country (kontaktlærernettverket) and communicates with children all over the country via email and phone.

For more information, contact the Children's Ombudsman at:

Family counseling
For children caught up in divorce and difficult family situations, it is possible to seek family counseling (familierådgivning). A family counseling office is staffed by social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists and professionals specializing in family crises. Family counseling offices are either run by the municipality or by the Church, and their advice is free of charge. Offices run by the municipality are members of the Public Family Affairs Offices Organization (Offentlige Familivernkontorers Organisasjon, OFO). Offices run by the Church are members of the Family Affairs Office of the Church of Norway (Kirkens Familevern, KF).

  • Family counseling offices in Oslo
    Aker familiekontor (OFO)
    Smedgata 49
    Oslo
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (23) 24 4580
    Fax: + 47 (23) 24 4590
  • Sentrum familiekontor (OFO)
    Holbergsgt. 5
    Oslo
    0166
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (22) 36 8920
    Fax: + 47 (22) 36 8939
  • Østensjø familiekontor (OFO)
    Bølervn. 24 
    Oslo
    0620
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (22) 75 7270
    Fax: + 47 (22) 75 7271
  • Sagene familiekontor (OFO)
    Ullevål sykehus
    Oslo
    0407
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (22) 11 8498
    Fax: + 47 (22) 11 7630
  • Kirkens Familierådgivningskontor - Uranienborg (KF)
    Eilert Sundts gt. 34
    Oslo
    0259
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (23) 28 3940
    Fax: + 47 (23) 28 3950
  • Kirkens Familierådgivningskontor - Holmlia (KF)
    Holmlia Senterv. 9
    Oslo
    1255
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (22) 76 3890
    Fax: + 47 (22) 76 3899
  • Munchs gate familiekontor
    Barne- og familieetaten,
    Munchs gt. 5 B,
    Oslo
    0130
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (23) 42 8180
    Fax: + 47 (23) 42 8181

Family counseling offices in Asker and Bærum:

  • Kirkens Familierådgivning i Asker og Bærum (KF)
    Løkketangen 20
    Sandvika
    1302
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (67) 55 9523
    Fax: + 47 (67) 54 9343
  • Asker- og Bærumklinikken Familievernkontoret (OFO)
    Løkketangen 10 A
    Sandvika
    1301
    Norway
    Tel: + 47 (67) 55 1770
    Fax: + 47 (67) 55 1771

Fore more information on children with difficulties, see Children with special needs.

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