Youth Arena (12-25) - An innovative youth friendly low threshold service model in Norway
By: Tor Helge Tjelta
Abstract
Youth Arena (Ung Arena) is inspired by the Australian innovative center model headspace for people between 12-25 years old. We started the first center in Norway in my district Old Oslo (Gamle Oslo) in 2016, and now there are about ten centers up and running. We have focus on youth friendly services, and the youth contributed from the start in regard to the centers should look like and how they should perform. The government have now Youth Arena as a prioritized model in their funding of new projects.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.ICIC22401 | Journal eISSN: 1568-4156
Language: English
Published on: Nov 4, 2022
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
© 2022 Tor Helge Tjelta, published by Ubiquity Press
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