The outpatient emergency team at Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand offers services within acute mental health. The team works to provide rapid help to people experiencing acute mental health challenges. In addition to acute treatment, they have a specialized outpatient clinic for psychosomatics and trauma, which focuses on the connection between physical and mental ailments.
The clinic also has a wide range of services within somatics and mental health, and emphasizes research and innovation to improve health services. Education and competence development for health personnel is an important part of the business, with the goal of raising quality and patient safety. User participation is central to the services, and cooperation between different health services is facilitated to ensure comprehensive treatment.