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The Norwegian Child Welfare Services (Norwegian: Barnevernet, literally "child protection") is the public agency responsible for child welfare in Norway. They consist of services in each municipality, which are aided and supervised by different governmental bodies at the state as well as the county level.
Mar 17, 2023 · The Child Welfare System in Norway is similar to the ones found in Denmark, Finland and Sweden, according to Oxford Academic.
Mar 30, 2018 · Under Norwegian law, Barnevernet has the power to act if they suspect a child is suffering – and by act, we mean take the child from the home and place them in foster care or in a welfare institution. This is not unusual on its own; it’s the way child welfare services work in most countries.
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Child Welfare. The primary duty of the child welfare services is to ensure that children and young people living under conditions that may harm their health and development will receive the necessary assistance when they need it, and to contribute to giving children and young people safe conditions for growing up.
Aug 3, 2018 · The UN rates Norway one of the best countries for a child to grow up in. And yet too many children, according to a large number of Norwegian experts, are taken into care without good reason. The...
Apr 13, 2016 · 14 April 2016. By Tim Whewell. BBC News. The case of a young couple in Norway whose five children were taken away by the state has fuelled mounting concern within the country and abroad over...
Norway’s Child Welfare Services under scrutiny. The Child Welfare Services has faced intense criticism over the past decade. While the agency has made mistakes, it continues to improve in its mission to protect children and support parents. A research article from: Faculty of Social Sciences (SAM)
