The Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic (Bup) Sandnes offers assessment and treatment of mental health problems in children and adolescents aged 0-17 years. The outpatient clinic has specialized services for various conditions, including depression, anxiety, trauma, ADHD, autism and psychosis. The treatment is tailored to the individual patient, and emphasis is placed on involving parents as important partners in the process.
There is also interdisciplinary cooperation with schools, kindergartens and municipalities to ensure comprehensive follow-up of children and adolescents. The outpatient clinic offers an individual treatment plan, which contributes to structure and targeted work. In addition, they have an acute outpatient youth team that can assist in acute mental health crises, which provides rapid help to those who need it most.