Ólöf Ásta Farestveit
Ólöf Ásta Farestveit is the Director of the Children and Family Agency in Iceland, actively involved in addressing the urgent needs of child welfare, particularly following the tragic events at the treatment center Stuðlar. She has highlighted the unsatisfactory conditions under which children have been housed at the Flatahraun police station and has been a key figure in the efforts to expedite the reconstruction of emergency accommodation facilities.
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Ólöf Ásta Farestveit, the director of the Children's and Family Service, believes that increased substance abuse among children and adolescents can largely be traced back to the COVID-19 pandemic.
„Fullt af rauðum flöggum“ sem hefði átt að grípa
Iceland· 2025-06-27Ólöf Ásta Farestveit, the director of the Children's and Family Agency, stated that the new rooms should meet all safety requirements.
Talið að þær myndu haldaIceland· 2025-06-05
Ólöf Ásta Farestveit, the CEO of BOFS, stated that Flatahraun is only used for the most difficult cases involving children exhibiting severe violence or aggressive behavior due to substance abuse.
Hætta að nota Flatahraun fyrir neyðarvistunIceland· 2025-04-16Ólöf Ásta Farestveit, the director of the Children's and Family Agency, discusses the conditions under which children are placed in emergency custody.
Ekki lokað nema það sé „eitthvað sturlunarástand“Iceland· 2025-03-07
Ólöf Ásta Farestveit, the director of the Children's and Family Agency, mentioned that the reconstruction of the emergency accommodation at Stuðlar would take about a year.
Bregðast við og endurbyggja herbergi með hraðiIceland· 2025-03-02