Our task is to increase the professional knowledge about children's and adolescents' mental health and child protection. We support professionals working with children, young people, and their families through education, interventions, professional development, and research. RKBU Vest is a department within NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS.
Our target audience includes employees and managers in municipal health and care services, specialized health services, municipal child protection services, state child protection and family counseling, kindergartens, schools, and authorities. Everything we do is carried out in close collaboration with these services
We increase the professional knowledge about children's and adolescents' mental health and child protection.
We conduct and carry out research projects, often in collaboration with other centers of expertise and research institutions. We summarize research findings and make them accessible.
We offer evidence-based interventions, courses, training programs, and initiatives to enhance the skills and knowledge of professionals working with children, young people, and their families. We collaborate in the development of effective interventions and methods for use in the field.
We provide support and guidance to leaders and professionals in the field of child and youth mental health and child protection, aiming to improve service quality, implementation, and service development. User participation and input are integral to our work at RKBU Vest.
We receive annual grants from the Norwegian Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth, and Family Affairs (BUFDIR). We also receive commissions from the Norwegian Directorate for Education and BUFDIR. We secure research funding from various sources, including the Norwegian Research Council (NFR), Kavli, DAM, and other foundations and funds. We receive base funding from NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Ann Heidi Nebb
Head of the Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare
- Bergen
aneb@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 73 02
+47 918 14 784
Sigrún Guðlaugsdóttir Henriksen
- Bergen
sihe@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 72 41
+47 411 05 101
Hanne Cecilie Braarud
Research Professor, Research Group Leader Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare
- Bergen
habr@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 76 53
Bjørn Brunborg
Special Adviser, RKBU Vest
- Bergen
bjbr@norceresearch.no
+4741652364
Kjell Morten Stormark
Research Professor, Research Group Leader Public Mental Health, Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare
- Bergen
kjst@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 72 83
Postboks 22,
Nygårdstangen
5838 Bergen
post@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 70 00
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Postboks 22,
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5838 Bergen
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