NOVA Rapport 18/11

Summary
This report presents the final evaluation of a project called: “Sammen for barn
og unge – bedre samordning av tjenester til utsatte barn og unge.» 11 Norwegian
Social research (NOVA) was commissioned by The Norwegian Association
of Local and Regional Authorities (KS) and The Ministry of Children,
Equality and Social Inclusion (BLD) who stood behind the project. The
basic idea has been that the various local authorities involved in assisting
children and youth at risk, have to have well coordinated and functional
ways of collaborating, if they are to offer the aid the youngsters need.
The main goal of the project has been to develop functional models for
interdisciplinary collaboration at the local level. These models can serve as
inspiration and guides for other municipalities and be developed further.
The three year project, started in the end of 2008, has supported fifteen
selected municipalities in their efforts to develop good interdisciplinary
models for such collaboration. In addition to financial support the
participating municipalities received assistance in their efforts to raise the
level of competence, internal control, secure support from administration
and amongst the employees, clarify placement of responsibility and improve
the quality of meetings etc.
Each municipality tried out their own version of an interdisciplinary
collaborative model. Some models had a narrow scope, while others included
virtually all the local authorities that are involved with children and youth.
The present evaluation includes six of the fifteen municipalities. These are:
Haram, Harstad, Moss, Risør, Bærum and Fet. They were chosen to
illustrate the variation in size and geographical location amongst the participating
municipalities. Elaborate descriptions of the models are available
online at: http://www.ks.no/Sammen-for-barn-og-unge
11 "Together for Children and Youth – Better Coordination of Services to Vulnerable
Children and Youth".
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