Samhandling mellom barnevern og psykisk helsevern for barn og unge – utfordringer og muligheter [Intersectoral collaboration between child welfare services and mental health care for children and adolescents in Norway – mapping current challenges]

In 2015, a new guidance was issued that sought to clarify the responsibilities and obligations for cooperation between child welfare and mental healthcare services in Norway. This study investigated if the guidance had any impact on the collaboration between services. An electronic survey was administered to employees in the child welfare services and in the child and adolescent mental health services. The response rate was 50.6% ( N = 267). The...