Youth Health Clinic

At the youth health clinic, you can talk about and receive advice on:

• Mental health
• Growing up in two cultures
• Difficult family situations
• Pregnancy, contraception, and abortion
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Eating disorders
• Alcohol, pills, and drugs
• Violence or abuse

The clinic is open in the afternoons, free of charge, and does not require an appointment.

All staff at the clinic are bound by confidentiality.

If you have not previously received childhood vaccinations, you can get them through the clinic until you turn 20 years old.

Young people up to 20 years old.

The service is free of charge.

Hjelpetilbud i kommunen
helsenorge - rus og avhengighet
Patient and interpreter. A brochure about interpretation in the health services
Sex og samfunn
Ung.no

The municipality is required to provide health clinic and school health services for children and young people under 20 years old. See in particular:

• Helse- og omsorgstjenesteloven § 3-1, § 3-2, § 3-3
• Pasient- og brukerrettighetsloven kapittel 7
• Forskrift om helsestasjons- og skolehelsetjenesten § 5, § 6 og § 7.

Forskrift om helsestasjons- og skolehelsetjenesten
Pasient- og brukerrettighetsloven

Contact your nearest health clinic. No appointment is required.

If you believe you are not receiving the necessary assistance or are dissatisfied with the service, you can submit a complaint to the municipality or directly to the service provider. Explain what you are dissatisfied with and what changes you are requesting.

You can also appeal to the County Governor in your region regarding inadequate service delivery, incorrect or insufficient information, or breaches of confidentiality.

If a serious incident occurs in connection with the service, you can report it directly to the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision at +47 474 86 882.