Mental Health Carers Norway (LPP) is the only Norwegian advocacy group solely dedicated to the well-being and needs of mental health carers. We are a driving force in strengthening mental health care through improved communication between people with mental illness, their families, therapists, and relevant authorities at both municipal and national levels.
With us, you will meet people who truly understand both the rewarding and challenging aspects of being a mental health carer. Our peer supporters and advisors are ready to listen, offering advice and guidance to help you live a fulfilling life – despite everything!
Carers are a significant resource and play an important role in the recovery of individuals with mental health challenges. We work with the government, mental health service providers, and the broader community to promote inclusive policies and practices for carers.
What is a mental health carer?
A mental health carer is someone who:
- Is a family member – such as a parent, spouse, partner, child, grandparent, aunt, uncle, cousin – or a friend, who plays a vital role in supporting someone with mental health challenges
- Provides emotional and practical support to someone with mental ill health
- Does not necessarily live with the person they care for
Countrywide local chapters
LPP comprises 25 local chapters throughout Norway. Our members are central to our advocacy work, ensuring that grassroots experiences of carers are voiced at the national level.
Our local chapters support carers in their efforts to live connected, productive, and fulfilling lives by providing guidance and comfort. They organize conferences, meetings, discussion groups, self-help groups, social gatherings, outings, and more.
Through our local chapters, carers become part of a community with others in similar situations, offering mutual support in caring for their family member or friend with mental health challenges, and in dealing with relevant local authorities and organizations.
Do you need help?
Call our national information and support line for mental health carers. Our advisors offer professional and experience-based guidance, drawing from the fields of mental health work, communication, and family support.
Are you concerned that someone you know might take their own life?
We have created a short film on suicide prevention, available in 11 languages: Norwegian, Sami, English, Arabic, Polish, Russian, Somali, Sorani (Kurdish), Turkish, Ukrainian, and Urdu. You can find it here.
On Health Norway, you can read about:
- Warning signs of suicidal thoughts
- What to do if you think someone may have suicidal thoughts
- How to talk to them
- What to do if someone expresses suicidal thoughts, and
- Where to seek help
Call 113 in case of an acute suicide risk.