No, you don't have to be a member to use our healthcare services, but we encourage everyone to support our work through membership. 

Yes, you must live in Norway. We receive public funds to finance our work, which only covers activity in Norway. 

For our members, we offer counselling and therapy. In addition, we organise courses and seminars for members - see calendar for time and place.

ATTENTION: We are not able to offer emergency help! If you are in an acute crisis, please contact:

Ambulance: 113
Emergency services in your municipality
Mental health emergency services in your municipality

You can book the health team for courses on queer and multicultural topics. We also offer co-operation and guidance in individual cases. In addition, we organise courses and seminars - see calendar for time and place. 

No, we do not. But we can advise you on how to talk to your GP, or put you in touch with other healthcare services. 

Therapy, counselling and courses for queer people with a minority background are free of charge.
When booking courses for employees in the service or organisations, we usually charge SEK 5,000 for up to 3 hours and then SEK 1,500 for each subsequent hour.
Having said that, our competence-building work is partly supported by public funds and we have the opportunity to hold some courses free of charge. We don't want finances to stand in the way of spreading queer knowledge!

Skeiv Verden's health team consists of an authorised psychologist and three psychotherapists with psychological training from abroad. The team has specialised expertise in the therapy of queer people with minority backgrounds through many years of work in Skeiv Verden and other queer organisations. In addition, the therapists have several further training courses, including dialectical behavioural therapy, affirmative therapy, trauma treatment, couple and group therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, attachment-based therapy and substance abuse prevention work.

You can contact the healthcare team on our email:
Mail: helse@skeivverden.no

Check out our Knowledge bank

We are not able to support you directly, but we have collected some information and resources that might be of help:

Contact the LGBTQA+ organisation in your country. And if you don't know it, you can check the ILGA directory for more information: https://ilga.org/member-organisations

Contact the programme of the United Nations for Refugees and Asylum Seekers: https://www.unhcr.org

Asking for asylum in Norway: Please check the information in this website - for the norwegian immigration authorities - if you are planning to seek asylum here: https://www.udi.no/en/want-to-apply/protection-asylum/protection-asylum-in-norway/?resetguide=1

Asking for asylum in Norway, after entering another EU country: Also, if your plan is to come to Norway after entering the EU Schengen Area and having your passport stamped, please keep in mind that your entry could be subject to the Dublin Convention and therefore demanded to ask for asylum in your first point of entry in the EU. You can read more about it here: https://www.udi.no/en/word-definitions/cooperation-under-the-dublin-regulation/

We hope these remarks will make your journey safer, since this is our main priority in these times: knowing that you get in contact with the right people and get the proper advice, so you do not expose yourself unnecessarily to danger or harm Thank you again for your trust and we hope you find safety soon. If you happen to arrive to Norway, please do not hesitate to contact us, it will be a pleasure to have you here in our activities.