Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies
| Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress | |
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| Abbreviation | NKVTS |
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| Formation | 2004 |
| Type | Government-owned research institute |
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| Fields | Violence and sexual abuse; disaster management, terrorism, armed conflicts and traumatic stress; and forced migration and refugee health |
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Director
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Inger Elise Birkeland |
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Parent organization
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University of Oslo |
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Staff (2015)
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85 |
| Website | www |
The Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (Norwegian: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress, NKVTS) is a national, government-owned interdisciplinary research centre in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the University of Oslo, but is established by, funded by and receives its assignments directly from the central government. Its major focus areas are violence and sexual abuse; disaster management, terrorism, armed conflicts and traumatic stress; and forced migration and refugee health.
The centre was established in 2004 through the merger of the former Division of Disaster Psychiatry (KKP) of the Norwegian Armed Forces medical service, the former Psychosocial Centre for Refugees at the University of Oslo (PSSF), the Norwegian Resource Centre for Information and Studies on Violence (VOS), and the Norwegian National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse (NRSB).
The centre is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Labour, and the Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, and is funded directly by these government departments while organizationally being part of the University of Oslo. The centre was located at Oslo University Hospital, Ullevål until 2013, and is now located in Nydalen, Oslo, in the immediate vicinity of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and of the BI Norwegian Business School.
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