Norway's Kirkens Bymisjon Leads the Way in Care of the Vulnerable

• Published in: Journal of Christian Nursing
• Main Author: Cone, Pamela H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) 2019
• Subjects: General Medicine; Bergen; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/cnj.0000000000000556; https://journals.lww.com/00005217-201901000-00014

ABSTRACT: Caring for vulnerable persons is a global humanitarian and nursing concern. The Norwegian Kirkens Bymisjon system cares for vulnerable people groups in 40 cities, serving as a model for other countries. In 2009, church–city–mission collaborations in Bergen, Trondheim, and Tromsø were visited; follow-up data were collected in 2014. At each site, a combination of the diaconal organization, the city or municipality, and donors from the private sector identify and establish a governing board, analyze vulnerable groups most in need of service, and build programs to meet needs.