If you or someone else is in danger now, call 112 (police). If you cannot speak, call anyway and leave the line open. Outside Norway? See outside Norway.
Emergency
Police emergency
Call 112When you or someone else is in danger now.
24/7
Medical emergency (ambulance)
Call 113For injuries or acute illness.
24/7
Police non-emergency
Call 02800To report, ask for a restraining order or get advice when it is not urgent.
24/7
Out-of-hours medical centre
Call 116 117The out-of-hours clinic can examine and document injuries, even if you have not decided whether to report.
24/7
Talk to someone
You do not need to know what to say, and you do not need to be sure it is "bad enough". You can stay anonymous.
Violence and Abuse Helpline (VO-linjen)
Call 116 006For everyone experiencing violence or abuse in a close relationship — women and men, and family and friends. Free and anonymous.
Phone 24/7. Chat Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00.
DinUtvei.no
Norway's national guide to violence and abuse, with a directory of help services near you. Run by NKVTS.
Crisis centres — a safe place to stay
Crisis centres (krisesenter) are free, need no referral, and take in women, men and children. You can also call just to talk or to make a plan, without moving in.
Crisis centre addresses are kept secret to protect the people living there. Call, and they will tell you where to go.
Find your crisis centre
Each crisis centre has its own 24-hour number. By law they must take in women, men and children — free, no referral needed.
24/7, all year (required by law).
For children and young people
Emergency helpline for children and young people
Call 116 111SMS: 417 16 111For children and young people aged 7–18 facing violence or neglect, and for worried adults. Free.
Phone 24/7. Chat and SMS 16:15–22:45 (Saturday until 23:45).
Kors på halsen (Red Cross)
Call 800 33 321For under-18s who want to talk to an adult about anything. Anonymous and free.
Daily 14:00–22:00 (16:00–22:00 in the summer and Christmas holidays).
Red Cross line on forced marriage and honour-based violence
Call 800 33 666On negative social control, forced marriage and honour-based violence. Anonymous.
Mon–Wed and Fri 09:00–16:00, Thu 09:00–18:00.
When life feels too heavy
Mental Helse helpline
Call 116 123When life feels too heavy, or you are having thoughts of suicide.
24/7, all year.
Kirkens SOS crisis line
Call 22 40 00 40Someone to talk to in a crisis, around the clock. Normal call rates apply.
Phone 24/7.
Afraid you might hurt someone?
Asking for help to stop takes courage. Treatment exists, and it works.
Alternative to Violence (ATV)
Treatment for people who use violence — and for adults and children exposed to it. Contact your local office. Some services charge a fee.
Afterwards: reporting, restraining orders and compensation
You can report violence to the police and ask them for a restraining order (besøksforbud). If you have been a victim of violence you may be entitled to criminal-injuries compensation and to a free lawyer.
Support Centre for Victims of Crime
Call 800 40 008Help with reporting, the case process, witness support and claiming compensation. In every police district.
Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00.
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
Call 78 98 95 00Apply for compensation after violence. The deadline is one year after the criminal case is finally decided.
Phone Mon, Wed and Thu 12:00–14:00.
Free legal aid
If you face violence in a close relationship you can get free legal advice, with no means test, while you decide whether to report.
Help by topic
Money to live on, a place to stay, legal help and more in Norway: who can help, who it is for and the first step. Each service was checked against its own website.
- Money to live on in NorwayHelp with money when you leave an abusive partner in Norway: Nav social assistance, help in an emergency, single-parent support, child support and free debt advice.
- A safe place to live in NorwaySomewhere safe to stay when you leave violence in Norway: crisis centres for women, men and children, temporary housing from Nav, and help with the rent.
- Free legal help in NorwayFree or low-cost legal help in Norway when you live with violence: free legal aid, a victim's lawyer, and the student-run legal clinics JURK, Jussbuss, Jussformidlingen and Jusshjelpa.
- The police and protection in NorwayReporting violence in Norway, restraining orders, a personal alarm, a protected address, the Support Centre for Victims of Crime and compensation for victims of violence.
- Children, custody and contact in NorwayHelp for children and parents after violence in Norway: family counselling offices and mediation, Statens barnehus, child welfare services and supervised contact.
- Your residence permit if you leave in NorwayIf your residence permit in Norway depends on your partner: the UDI rule for people who have been abused, crisis centres for everyone, and your right to an interpreter.
- Health care and help after sexual assault in NorwayHealth care after violence in Norway: the out-of-hours medical centre, sexual assault centres, your GP, and support centres for people who have been sexually abused.
- Help for particular groups in NorwayHelp in Norway for men, LGBTQ+ people, older people, disabled people, Sámi people and people facing forced marriage or negative social control.
Living outside Norway? Help in Ireland, the UK and the US:
- Help in IrelandHelp in Ireland when you live with domestic abuse: money, a safe place to stay, free legal help, the Gardaí and court orders, children, immigration status and health care.
- Help in the UKHelp in the UK when you live with domestic abuse: money, a safe place to stay, legal aid, the police and court orders, children, immigration status and health care.
- Help in the United StatesHelp in the United States when you live with domestic violence: money, a safe place to stay, free legal help, protection orders, children, immigration status and health care.