Offers for children and young people and their relatives

Here we have compiled an overview of what offers are available to relatives, both parents, siblings and grandparents. 

It can be difficult to find out which courses, help and offers in relative support are available near where you live. We have tried to map to the best of our ability and make it a little more clear for you. Oversikten er ment som en veiviser og er ikke uttømmende. Det kan finnes andre tilbud lokalt eller nasjonalt som også kan være relevante for deg og din familie.

Courses and support services for parents of children with illness and functional variation

Bufdir, including family protection, arranges, in addition to what about us courses, several types of courses such as COS (Circle of security), buffer courses for couples, and on parental cooperation when you are divorced. Courses near you can be found in the course calendar to Bufdir. 

Frambu, the competence center for rare diagnoses, regularly organizes both webinars and courses on various topics, coping and more diagnosis-specific courses. Which courses they offer, where and when you can find them the course calendar to Frambu.

Offers and courses in the health institutions

Training of patients and relatives is one of the specialist health service's four main tasks. In other words, there are several offers and courses for both patients and relatives in the various health organizations at the associated hospitals. Most hospitals also have summarized information about children as relatives on their pages.

Click on your hospital to see what they can offer. 

Health North

Health Centre

Health West

Health South-East

  • OUS - Oslo University Hospital. 
  • S-BUP - Department for children and young people's mental health in a hospital.
  • The learning and coping center - children (LMS) at OUS offers, among other things, school start courses and much more. 
  • A house - Akershus University Hospital.
  • Sunnaas Hospital 
  • SiV - The hospital in Vestfold.
  • Innlandet Hospital 
  • Telemark Hospital
  • Østfold Hospital 
  • Western Cove 
  • Sørlandet Hospital
  • At HABU (child and youth rehabilitation) at Sørlandet Hospital, they have e.g. regular day gatherings for parents of children and young people with autism spectrum disorder, children and young people with functional variation, and children and young people with mild mental retardation. Read more about the events they have here.
  • I The learning portal Health South-East you will find a number of online courses, i.a. autism and developmental disabilities, dysphagia (eating and swallowing difficulties), epilepsy and coping etc. To access these online courses, you must register with an email address and a password of your own choosing. When asked about organization, choose Oslo University Hospital, External.

PS: All healthcare institutions/hospitals have a learning and coping centre, and here you can usually find consultation services and/or courses in your region. Press here to get a more detailed overview of all the various learning and mastery centres.

Friluftsykehus is an offer for families whose children are hospitalized for a long period of time. The outdoor hospital must be a good place in nature for patients and relatives. A place that can be used in the holistic treatment and provide calm, joy and vitality through nature experiences. Here you can read more about the Open Air Hospital.

Courses and stays within rehabilitation, habilitation and coping

Red Cross Haugland Rehabilitation Centre

Røde Kors Haugland Rehabiliteringssenter gir tilbud til barn og unge med funksjonsvariasjon og for dem som har gjennomgått kreftbehandling. De tilbyr nå gruppeopphold for barn og ungdom i alderen 6-17 år. Dere kan lese mer om tilbudet here.

A stay with them lasts for 3 weeks, where the participants get to meet others in a similar situation. Through activities such as outdoor activities, climbing, canoeing/kayaking, bow and arrow, table tennis, swimming and gymnasium, one gets to experience mastery and joy. The interdisciplinary team will adapt the stay to the individual's needs. During the stay, there is a separate arrangement for the parents with teaching and discussion groups. You will also receive individual guidance related to current issues.

Below is a brochure with more information about the offer.

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Beitostølen health sports centre

Beitostølen Health Sports Center (BHSS) provides rehabilitation/habilitation services for children, young people and adults with different diagnoses, functional variations and functional level. Activity and participation with a focus on opportunities rather than limitations will always be an important guideline for the business. BHSS combines the use of adapted physical activity with medical, educational and social guidance and follow-up.

Målgruppen under 18 år er barn og ungdom med fysiske, psykiske og/eller kognitive funksjonsvariasjoner i alderen 2 -17 år. Tilbudet passer for barn og ungdom som fysisk og sosialt kan gjøre seg nytte av et tilbud tilrettelagt i gruppe. De har fortløpende group stays for children/young people aged 5-17 gjennom hele året. I tillegg har de enkelte opphold for småbarn i alderen 2-4 år. The stay is free of charge for everyone with the right to rehabilitation/habilitation with us.

Below you can see a video about some of what they do at the health sports centre.

Valnesfjord Health Sports Centre

Valnesfjord Health Sports Centre provides specialized re-/habilitation services for children, young people and adults with different diagnoses, functional variations and functional level from all over the country. Their main tool is adapted to physical activity and the goal is increased activity and participation through a focus on opportunities, rather than limitations.

The target group is children and young people with physical, mental and/or cognitive impairments aged 6-20. The offers are suitable for those who can benefit from a period of intensive training. They offer both diagnosis-based stays, intensive habilitation stays in a mixed group or themed stays with different activity focuses. See inntakskalender for continuous stays.

Below you can see a video from winter activities at Valnesfjord health sports centre.

Geilomo Children's Hospital

Geilomo Children's Hospital gir tilbud til barn og ungdom med astma, allergi, eksem, medfødt hjertefeil,  hjerte og nyre- og levertransplantasjon. Et av hovedvirkemidlene i behandlingen av pasienter ved Geilomo er fysisk aktivitet. Habiliteringen har som mål å oppnå best mulig funksjons- og mestringsevne samt selvstendighet og deltakelse sosialt og i samfunnet generelt. Aktivitetene er knyttet til årstiden og naturen i området, i tillegg til ulike inneaktiviteter i gymsal og basseng.

The offer at Geilomo children's hospital is for children from 1st to 10th grade. The length of the stay can vary according to purpose and target group, but is basically four to five weeks. Where there is a need, the hospital offers accommodation for one or both parents. Both parents and children are offered education and guidance about the current illness and treatment.

See video from Geilomo children's hospital below.

Frambule camp

Every summer, Frambu organizes something called Frambule camp. This is an offer for children, young people and young adults with rare diagnoses who are 12 years or older.

Camp at Frambu is not a holiday or relief offer, but a different course where the participants get to meet others who are in a similar situation, exchange experiences and form social networks. Frambu also makes arrangements for the participants to have the opportunity to push their own boundaries and discover new opportunities.

The camps are run by young, committed camp staff with support from professionals from Frambu and are very popular with both participants and helpers.

See video from Frambuleir below here.

Other services for children and young people living with illness and functional variation

  • Total boss! Mastery course for youth/young adults and parents.
  • The helping hand is an interactive game that helps young people aged 13-19 with mastering their own emotions. 
  • CL team in hospital. 
  • The relative center (general offer to all relatives)
  • The health station service (health nurse).

General mastery courses and low-threshold support services

  • The relative center - for all "types" of relatives.
  • Rapid mental health care (in many municipalities).
  • Wellness centers (in many municipalities).
  • KiB course (Course in stress management for adults).
  • Self-help tools in case of stress, sleep difficulties, worry, restlessness, anxiety etc
  • Local low-threshold services in stress management, mindfulness, meditation/yoga, anger management, cognitive therapy and the like vary greatly, so here you have to search for what is available in your region. 
  • Life skills – in short by NRK. Many short videos on various topics.

Offer for relatives and siblings

  • SMILE - offers for children who are relatives.
  • Sibling camp at Frambu for young people between the ages of 12 and 16, about having a brother or sister with a rare diagnosis.
  • SIBS - sibling project from Frambu.
  • CL team in hospital (can also help siblings). 
  • The relative center (general offer to all relatives).
  • The health station service (health nurse).
  • Webinar for siblings of children with life-threatening/life-limiting conditions.
  • Municipal sibling groups and offers (contact your municipality, possibly a neighboring municipality, to find out what they can offer).
  • There are sibling groups and services in connection with some of the children's and youth clinics, but this varies (see the section on the various health organisations).

Offer for grandparents

Offers for pets

The Salus Foundation has opened a care center for family pets in Valnesfjord. The offer is that the animal receives free accommodation and care from the staff at the care center, as long as the owner is at a shelter, receives health care at a hospital or other health institution. This also applies when children of a single parent or the partner of a relative must be temporarily in a hospital or other health institution. The foundation can offer assistance/help in arranging transportation. 

Read more here: The Salus Foundation

Courses at NAV (aids)

NAV has its own courses on aids and tools from the aid centre, e.g. about the use of cognitive aids, ASK (alternative and supplementary communication), winter aids, hearing etc. These are held both physically and digitally.

You can find courses in your region i the course calendar to NAV. Tick aids and region in the side menu.

Telephone services

Useful links

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