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The National Agency for Children and Families Frontpage
The National Agency for Children and Families Frontpage

The National Agency for Children and Families

Ensuring the safety of all children

The National Agency for Children and Families handles child protection matters throughout the country. Its role is to provide and support services based on the best knowledge and practices at any given time.

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Children's prosperity

All children have the right to the services they need, when they need them. This right is called integration of services for children's prosperity.

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Child protection services

The National Agency for Children and Families supports services benefiting children by working towards coordinating and strengthening these activities throughout the country.

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Barnahús children's center

The Barnahús children's center handles cases where it is suspected that sexual, physical or domestic violence has taken place.

More about the Barnahús children's center
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The National Agency for Children and Families

Contact us

Telephone: 530 2600

Email: bofs@bofs.is

Opening hours

Weekdays

9:00 - 12:00
12:30 - 15:00

Address

Borgartún 21 (view on map)

105 Reykjavík