Potential Norwegian Partners – Institutions and Organizations in Norway – Gender-based Violence and Domestic Violence

  1. Private institutions; voluntary/civic associations and NGOs.

The NGO Partnership Portal focuses on civil society and the NGO Programmes (

Name

/

Postal address

/ Website / Email
Norwegian Secretariat of Women`s shelters
Krisesentersekreteriatet
Umbrella organization for women`s shelters / Storgata 11
NO-0155 OSLO / / Head Tove Smaadahl

Norwegian Union of
Women’s Shelters
Krisesenterforbundet
Umbrella organization forwomen’s shelters / Skaudalen 12 B
NO‐Sarpsborg / /
Alternative to Violence
(ATV)
Alternativ til vold
Alternative to Violence is aprofessional research andtreatment centre and NGO
in Norway for violentoffenders and people
witnessing or being exposedto violence. ATV is locatedin ten different cities/towns
in Norway. ATV started in1987, as the first treatmentcentre for male batterers inEurope. / Lilletorget 1
NO‐0184 OSLO / /
Per Isdal
Reform – Resource Centre
for Men
Reform – ressurssenter forkunnskap om men oglikestilling
An NGO mainly funded by theDepartment for Children,Equality and Inclusion. The
organization works towardsgender equality from a maleperspective. / Po. Box 28
Sentrum
NO‐0101 OSLO / htpp:// /
Save the Children ‐ Redd barna
NGO with five local sectionsin Norway / Po. Box 6902, St.
Olavsplass NO‐
0130 OSLO / /
DIXI – Resource Centre for
Victims of Rape in Oslo / Arbinsgate 1,
3. etg.
NO‐0251 OSLO / /
Norwegian Red Cross / Po. Box 2967, NO‐
7438
TRONDHEIM / /
Bris Senter – Resource
Centre Against Sexual
Assault (local centre in Deammen) / Po. Box 237, NO‐
3001 DRAMMEN / /
Pro‐Sentret
Oslo city’s offer to womenand men who experienceprostitution / Storgata 11
NO‐0155 OSLO / /
Norwegian Association for
Women’s Rights
Norsk kvinnesaksforening / Po. Box 8901
Youngstorget 4
NO‐0028 OSLO / /
Norwegian Association
for Women’s Health
Norske kvinnerssanitetsforening / Munthesgate 33
NO‐0260 Oslo / /
Self‐help for Migrants and
Refugees
Selvhjelp for Innvandrereog flyktninger / Langes gate 1
NO‐0165 OSLO / /
MIRA – Resource Centre
for Migrant and Refugee
Women
MIRA – Ressurssenter forinnvandrer‐ og
flyktningkvinner / Po. Box 1749
VIKA
NO‐0121 OSLO / /
Women in struggle –
training for self‐defence
Kvinner i kamp –selvforsvarstrening oggrensesetting / Po. Box 2039
Grünerløkka
NO‐0505 Oslo / /
Centre for sexually abused
Men
Senter for seksueltmisbrukte menn / Po. Box 821
Sentrum
NO‐0104 OSLO / /
Women’s Group Ottar
Kvinnegruppen Ottar
Radical feminist group / Po. Box 25
Torshov
NO‐0412 OSLO / / post@kvinnegruppa‐ottar.no
White Ribbon Norway
Hvitt Bånd Norge
An NGO for men who workagainst violence againstwomen / Akersgata 16,
0158 Oslo / /
Fokus ‐ Forum for Women
and Development
Fokus – Forum for kvinnerog utviklingsspørsmål
Resource centre forinternational women’s issues / Storgata 11
NO‐0155 OSLO / /
JURK – legal advice for
Women
JURK – juridisk rådgivningfor kvinner / Arbinsgate 7
NO‐0251 OSLO / /
Blålys ‐
Landsforeningen mot
seksuelle overgrep
National umbrellaorganization for support tovictims of sexual abuse / Kongleveien 9
NO‐7200
KYRKSÆTERØRA / /
The Church Resource
Centre against Violence
and Sexual Abuse
Stiftelsen KirkensRessurssenter mot vold ogseksuelle overgrep / Lovisenberggt.
15A
NO‐0456 OSLO / / post@kirkens‐ressurssenter.no
The Norwegian Helsinki
Committee
Den norskeHelsingforskomiteen
An NGO working for humanRights / Kirkegata 5
NO‐0153 OSLO / /
The Christian Council of
Norway
Norges Kristne Råd / Rådhusgata 1‐3
NO‐0151 OSLO / /

NB Contact information to local shelters, centres for victims of incest, sexual abuse and rape, as well as self‐help groups can be obtained through the nation.‐

wide organizations listed above.

b) Public Institution

Name of institution/organization / Postal address / Website / Email
Regional Resource Centres
for Violence, Trauma and
Suicide Prevention (RVTS)
Regional resource centresworking with violence andsexual assault, suicide
prevention, trauma, health ofrefugees and migration.
‐ Northern region
‐ Southern region
‐ Eastern Region
‐ Western Region
‐ Middle Region / RVTS Nord
Universitetssykehu
set Nord‐Norge
Po. Box 6124
NO‐9291 TROMSØ
RVTS Sør
Sørlandet Sykehus
HF Kristiansand
Bygg 21 b, Serviceboks 416
NO‐4604
KRISTIANSAND
RVTS‐Øst
Gaustad,
Oslo Universitetssykehus HF, Aker
NO‐0514 OSLO
RVTS Vest
Helse Bergen HF
Po. Box 1
NO‐5021 BERGEN
RVTS Midt‐Norge
St. Olavs Hospital,
Universitetssykehu
set I Trondheim
Schwachs gt. 1
NO‐7030
TRONDHEIM / /




Norwegian Directorate of
Children, Youth and
Family Affairs (BUFDIR)
Barne‐, ungdoms‐ og
Familiedirektoratet
BUFDIR is the centralgovernmental office for thewelfare and protection ofchildren and families. Its mainobjective is to provideservices to children, youngpeople and families in needof assistance and support.
BUFDIR works, inter alia, withprevention of domesticviolence, crisis interventions,
development projects relatedto Norwegian crisis centres(shelters) etc. / Po. Box 8113 Dep.
NO‐0032 OSLO / /
Examples of municipalitiesin Norway with specificprogrammes to preventviolence in closerelationships:
‐ Drammen
‐ Namsos
‐ Nittedal
‐ Giesdal / Contact persons:

Lene‐jensen.Viken@namsos‐kommune.no

une
.no
Norwegian Health Directorate / Besøk: Universitetsgata 2, 0130 Oslo
Post: Pb 7000 St.Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo / / Freja Ulvestad Kärki ()
Pia Jarmyr
The Children’s Houses
Statens barnehus
An offer for children andyoung people that have beenvictims or witnesses of acts ofviolence/sexual assault.
Seven units have beenestablished across thecountry. / / For example, in Oslo:

National Centre for
Emergency Primary Health
Care
Nasjonaltkompetansesenter forlegevaktmedisin / Kalfarveien 31,
Postboks 7810,
5020 Bergen / /
Centre for Crisis
Psychology, Bergen
Senter for krisepsykologi,Bergen / Fortunen 7,
5013 Bergen / /
Brøset Competence
Centre for Prison and
Forensic Psychiatry, St.
Olavs Hospital, Trondheim
St.Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Brøset
kompetansesenter forsikkerhets‐, fengsels‐ ogrettspykiatri / PB 1803 Lade,
7440 Trondheim / /
National Mediation
Service
Konfliktrådet
22 regional offices /
The Equality and Antidiscrimination
Ombud
Likestillings‐ og
Diskrimineringsombudet / Po. Box 8048 Dep
NO‐0031 OSLO / /
KRÅD – Council for
Prevention of Criminality
Det kriminalitetsforebyggendeRåd / Møllergata 16
NO‐0179 OSLO / /
NOVA – Norwegian Social
Research Institute / Po. Box 3223
NO‐0208 OSLO / /
NIBR – Norwegian
Institute for Urban and
Regional Research / Gaustad allén 21
NO‐0349 OSLO / /
SIRUS – Norwegian
Institute for Research on
Alcohol and Drugs / Po. Box 565
Sentrum
NO‐0105 OSLO / /
KUN Centre for Gender
Equality
KUN Senter for kunnskapog likestilling / NO‐8286
NORDFOLD / /
Centre for Equality
Likestillingssenteret / Po. Box 180
NO‐2302 HAMAR / /