More information about support
Här hittar du tips på organisationer som kan ge dig stöd och länkar där du kan lära dig mer om Sverige.
Here you will find tips on organisations that can offer you support and links where you can learn more about Sweden.
BRIS, Children’s Rights in Society, is an organisation that works for children’s rights. You can contact BRIS if you need an adult to talk to.
Call the BRIS helpline for young people: 116 111
www.bris.se/for-barn-och-unga (in Swedish)
External link.
Save the Children is another organisation that works for children’s rights.
www.raddabarnen.se/rad-och-kunskap/barn-och-ung (in Swedish)
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The Swedish Red Cross is an organisation that works to protect and help people in need. The Swedish Red Cross can help you look for your relatives.
www.rodakorset.se/en/get-help/ External link, opens in new window.
The Ombudsman for Children is an authority that ensures that other Swedish authorities comply with the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Here you can learn more about your rights.
Youmo is your online youth guidance centre online. Here you can read about sex, health and relationships in several different languages.
www.youmo.se External link, opens in new window.
RFSL works to promote the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people. RFSL Newcomers works with people who have recently arrived in Sweden.
www.rfsl.se/newcomers/asyl/ External link, opens in new window.
Kärleken är fri (Love is free) is a chat-based support service for young people subjected to honour related violence and oppression.
www.raddabarnen.se/rad-och-kunskap/karleken-ar-fri/ (in Swedish) External link, opens in new window.
Kvinnofridslinjen (Sweden’s National Women’s Helpline) offers advice and support to women subjected to threats and/or physical, psychological and sexual violence. The information is available in several languages. You can also call 020-50 50 50. They can arrange for an interpreter in just a few minutes.
www.kvinnofridslinjen.se (in Swedish) External link, opens in new window.
Kollpåsoc.se is a website with information about your rights and opportunities for support from social services.
www.kollpasoc.se External link, opens in new window.
Min rätt – Din roll (My right – Your role) is aimed at unaccompanied minors, their guardians, and other actors who play different roles in helping these minors. Here you can get more information about these various roles and what rights you have. For example, you can watch short films about what a guardian should help you with.
Informationsverige.se is a portal for new arrivals in Sweden. Here you can get information about how Swedish society works - for example, in terms of accommodation, education and healthcare.
www.informationsverige.se External link, opens in new window.
Lärasvenska.se is a page on Informationsverige.se about how you can learn Swedish on your own.
