Our offer - Kongsberg Krisesenter

Our offer
The shelter is a free, all-day, low-threshold service for women, men and children.

Our offer
The shelter is a free, all-day, low-threshold service for women, men and children.

Offers related to Kongsberg shelter

What we can offer you and yours:

The shelter is a free, all-day, low-threshold service for women, men and children.
You do not need a referral to come here.
You can contact the crisis center anonymously.
The center has 7 resident rooms and a communal kitchen and living room.
Food is free of charge. Kongsberg Crisis Center offers women, men and children who are exposed to violence or threats of violence in close relationships:

A temporary accommodation service.
We provide accommodation for people who can no longer live at home due to violence, threats or other crisis situations.
The center offers a safe place to stay, conversations and guidance and help to contact public agencies such as NAV, lawyer, doctor, etc.
You can get follow-up in the re-establishment phase.
Free legal assistance for women, men and children who are victims of violence or threats of violence in close relationships.
Only issues related to violence or threats of violence in close relationships are free of charge.
Other issues must be paid for in the usual way.
We take care of children in a good way that is adapted to their special needs We offer an interpreter when the person we meet needs one.
We have good cooperation with schools, kindergartens, NAV, the police, social workers, etc.
Day calls

We have the necessary expertise to take care of the special needs of each individual user (Source: Crisis center secretariat)

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All children have rights

Children in shelters

All children have rights.
Children who experience violence are entitled to the necessary support, referral to the right body, treatment and follow-up.
Safety is the most important foundation for all children.
That’s why coming to a crisis center is a good place for children.
At the shelter, we see children and young people as independent users and provide assistance based on the problems and needs they have.
Among other things, shelters offer children:

That the violence ends
Safety and security for the caregiver and child
Children can be children, with play and activities in a safe environment
Get the follow-up you need
As soon as possible continuation with school or kindergarten.
A child’s parents are responsible for the child
The child specialist at the center works with the mother/father to ensure that the children are safe.
The child specialist also has conversations with children in a safe environment.

(source: shelter secretariat)

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There are different forms of violence

What is violence?

It’s not always obvious to anyone that you’re living a life of violence.
If the person you live with makes you feel afraid, or maybe you have to do things you don’t want to do, or you are prevented from living your life the way you want to, that is also violence.
Even if it doesn’t leave visible marks.
When violence is perpetrated in close relationships, it presents some very special challenges.
It’s difficult to break out of the relationship because you love the abuser.
Violence destroys love and robs children of a safe upbringing.

Different forms of violence

Physical violence Physical violence is actions that cause physical injury or pain, but also actions that physically hinder the other person’s freedom of movement.
Examples of physical violence are: Punching, kicking, beating, choking, shaking, pinching, scratching, biting, pulling, twisting the arm, holding on or pushing. Psychological violence Psychological violence is words, body language and use of voice that offend, threaten and control the other person.
Examples of psychological violence are: Direct or indirect threats, ridicule, calling names, controlling what the other person is allowed to do or who they can be with, acting out jealousy, ignoring the other person’s feelings. Material violence Material violence is actions that are directed at objects or fixtures.
Material violence is frightening in itself.
Examples of material violence are: breaking furniture, walls, doors, objects, destruction. Sexualized violence Sexualized violence is acts directed against another person’s sexuality.
Examples of this are: Sexual harassment, pressuring and forcing the other into sexual acts, rape, sexualized torture. Latent violence While the perpetrator experiences the violence as isolated incidents, the victim tells the perpetrator that the violence is with them all the time, by virtue of its possibility and thus control everything the victim does and the behavior thus becomes strategic to avoid new violence.

Educational violence Physical and psychological punishment as part of education to change the behavior of children and young people. Digital violence Threats and harassment via messages, surveillance and control via mobile phone or social media, or offensive messages posted online.
Also includes threats, harassment and sexual abuse as a result of contact established online. Neglect Neglect is the persistent inability or unwillingness of caregivers to meet a child’s basic physical, emotional, psychological and/or medical needs. Forced marriage Means being forced into a marriage against one’s will through violence, deprivation of liberty or psychological pressure. Economic violence Economic violence is preventing a person from having control over their own finances, denying access to their own or a joint bank account.
Preventing from having an income, pressure to be dependent on others.
Forcing a person to sign for a loan or change their will.
(source: atv-stiftelsen.no, dinutvei.no)

Help from the Crisis Center

What we do

Day conversations/support conversations We offer day conversations to those who do not need to stay at the center but need to talk to someone who listens and understands.
Those who have day conversations receive the same help as those who live at the center.
The offer also applies to those who need follow-up conversations after they have moved out of the center.

Motivational Interviewing Motivational interviewing (MI), also known as motivational interviewing, is an effective and empathetic method for conversations about change, motivation and coping.
The goal is constructive conversations where the person is given the opportunity to “persuade themselves” to decide that change should happen, and then think about how best to make it happen.

Circle of Security (COS-P) The Circle of Security (COS-P) parenting course gives parents the tools to better understand what needs children have, what signals they give and what can be done to better meet their children’s needs.

The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) Parental Guidance Program is an offer for all parents with children up to the age of 18.
Through the program, you can meet other parents in groups to exchange experiences about your relationship with your children.
The aim is for the individual mother or father to become confident parents by becoming aware of what they do that is good for their children.
You won’t get a ready-made recipe, but help to find your own solutions for you and your child.
The conversations in the parent groups are based on your and the other participants’ everyday experiences.
Attention is paid to how parents perceive their children (bufdir).

The nationwide offer

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ROSA stands for Re-establishment, Shelter, Safety and Assistance. ROSA was established on 1.
January 1, 2005 Rosa offers assistance throughout Norway, 24 hours a day, to victims of human trafficking.
We accept enquiries from anyone who comes into contact with human trafficking – both specific cases and general questions.
We offer safe places to stay at the shelters throughout Norway.
During this period, the person lives under the auspices of ROSA and has access to qualified legal advice, health services, education and activities.

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