Abstract
Norway is one of the leading countries in the world pertaining to family and Child Welfare Services. While there is no umbrella term for family life education programs in place, there are numerous programs and services offered through the publicly funded health-care service system. The Ministry of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion oversees family services in Norway (Bufetat, Organisasjon. An underlying agency, the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth, and Family Affairs (Bufdir, The Norwegian child welfare services, oversees services pertaining to families and children and is responsible for services relating to child welfare, family counseling, adoption, violence in close relationships, equality, and nondiscrimination. This chapter presents a summary of the child welfare and family programs and services provided by the Norwegian government as part of the public health-care scheme.
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Baran, M.L., Jones, J.E. (2018). Family and Child Welfare in Norway: An Analysis of the Welfare State’s Programs and Services. In: Robila, M., Taylor, A. (eds) Global Perspectives on Family Life Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77589-0_19
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