for example through the adoption of the act model for outreach and outpatient care and through assisted living facilities furthermore norway has establishment some user controlled inpatient beds whereby the user can informally admit themselves for a period in a time of crisis until they become stabilised a move that is seen as a significant step towards user empowerment and reduction in unnecessary inpatient stays however more children and young people were receiving care in than in with a increase in children and young people receiving care which can be very positively set against the to expected by the escalation plan pedersen although in recent years norway has seen an increase in alcohol consumption oecd b norwegian alcohol consumption remains low compared to most other oecd countries