NOVA Rapport 18/11

The municipality of Harstad had a model that included a wide scope of
participants; the public health centers, school health services, child welfare
services, mental health care services, psychiatric services for children and
youth, police, nursery schools, schools and The Norwegian Labor and
Welfare Administration. They established an interdisciplinary “preventive”
forum that played a central role in their local project. The forum worked
with improving cooperation between the involved stakeholders and the
implementation of a handbook in collaboration, was important.
Haram had a program that included several developmental projects.
They targeted the organization, management and structural aspects in the
municipality. A key partner in their developmental efforts was the office
“Tiltakstjenester for barn og unge”, which included local health centers,
child welfare services and the educational – psychological services. They also
worked with other agencies, local and governmental.
The municipality of Risør based their project on a previous one that
had targeted youth at risk of becoming addicted to drugs. In their project
they intended to coordinate the services for children and young adults, and
developed a model for coordinating local measures to prevent crime, called
the SLT- model - to strengthen primary preventive action. The development
of a guidebook was central in their work. All services connected with
children and young people are potential partners in their model.
Moss had a model that aimed at implementing an overall childhood
plan. The project was organized through the establishment of interdisciplinary
teams in three city districts. The teams work with cases at the
system level.
Fet participated with a model where the interdisciplinary groups were
organized around each school and childcare center. There are three main
elements in their model. One is a resource team, in which an educational-
psychological professional is added to the unit’s own group. The second are
interdisciplinary groups, consisting of the unit leader, an educational-
psychological resource, Child Welfare Services, school nurse and the resource
team. The interdisciplinary group visits the schools and child care centers
every 4-6 weeks. The third is a coordinating working committee. The
members of the committee are the leaders of each of the units that work with
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