Rvts Øst

What Rvts Øst does

Rvts Øst (Regionalt ressurssenter om vold, traumatisk stress og selvmordsforebygging, region øst) is a Norwegian government-funded regional resource center operating under the Stiftelsen Pilar foundation. It delivers competence-building services — including open-enrollment courses, conferences, webinars, and long-term municipal implementation partnerships — to public sector professionals across Eastern Norway working in health services, child welfare, crisis response, education, police, and armed forces. Its portfolio spans eight specialized subject domains: refugees, crises and disasters, suicide and self-harm, trauma, violence and sexual abuse, children and youth, exploitation, radicalization, and veterans. The organization does not develop proprietary technology products; its core digital assets are Norwegian-language knowledge websites (traumebehandling.no, traumesensitivt.no, Snakkemedbarn.no, Snakkomselvmord.no, Flyktning.net, psykososialberedskap.no, Utnyttelse.no, Utveier.no, Rusogvold.no, Seksuellatferd.no, Jegvet.no, Selvskading og sosiale medier), mobile apps (SMART for adults, ZuperSmart for ages 6–12), podcasts (Hva kan jeg si?, Samuel trenger hjelp), and an e-learning platform. A web store sells physical and digital toolkits and handbooks, including Verktøykassen – De tre gode hjelperne and Play it right conversation tool. Marketing is conducted via the website, newsletter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, podcast platforms, and professional conferences such as Arendalsuka. RVTS Øst is part of the national RVTS family (five regional centers) and the Stiftelsen Pilar foundation alongside RVTS Sør and RBUP Øst og Sør. Revenue is overwhelmingly grant-funded by Helsedirektoratet, Helse Sør-Øst, and Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet (Bufdir), with nominal course fees (400–1,300 NOK) and modest web-store product sales as secondary streams. The entity operates approximately 38 staff across leadership, communications, digital pedagogy, special advisory, and administration functions, and is governed under a 2026–2030 strategy with four focus areas covering competence, equal access, organizational strengthening, and psychosocial preparedness.

Name

Rvts Øst

Legal name

Stiftelsen Pilar

Website

https://rvtsost.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rvts Øst is a Norwegian government-funded regional resource center under Stiftelsen Pilar that delivers training, long-term implementation support, and digital resources on violence, trauma, and suicide prevention to public-sector professionals across Eastern Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Professional Training

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), Asylum & Refugee Status Determination (RSD) Support (BPADAHAB)

Keywords

• Trauma-informed training
• Violence prevention services
• Suicide prevention programs
• Psychosocial crisis support
• Professional competency development

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government funding: RVTS Øst is primarily financed by government grants from Helsedirektoratet (Directorate of Health), Helse Sør-Øst (Regional Health Authority South-East), and Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet (Bufdir). The organization is part of Stiftelsen Pilar and does not operate on a commercial revenue model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Rvts Øst is a Regional Resource Center for Violence, Traumatic Stress, and Suicide Prevention in Eastern Norway that delivers competence-building services — including courses, conferences, webinars, long-term municipal implementation partnerships, and a portfolio of Norwegian-language digital resources (websites, podcasts, apps, toolkits, and handbooks) — to public sector professionals in health, social, child welfare, police, military, and crisis response services.

Product overview

RVTS Øst is a Regional Resource Center for Violence, Traumatic Stress, and Suicide Prevention in Eastern Norway, operating as a competence center under the Stiftelsen Pilar foundation. Its portfolio consists of three main pillars: (1) a course and conference program (Kurs, konferanser og webinarer) delivered both in-person at Gullhaugveien 1-3, Oslo and online via Zoom; (2) a network of professional knowledge websites including traumebehandling.no, traumesensitivt.no, psykososialberedskap.no, flyktning.net, utnyttelse.no, Utveier.no, Snakkomselvmord.no, Snakkemedbarn.no, Selvskading og sosiale medier, Jegvet.no, Rusogvold.no, and Seksuellatferd.no; and (3) digital tools and apps including SMART-appen (stress management for adults), ZuperSmart-appen (stress management for children aged 6–12), podcast series (Hva kan jeg si? on Spotify, Samuel trenger hjelp), and e-learning programs. The organization also sells physical products through its Nettbutikk including Verktøykassen – De tre gode hjelperne, Play it right samtaleverktøy, and specialized handbooks. Courses are offered as both open enrollment and customized training for organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pilar: The foundation umbrella organization that includes RVTS Øst, RVTS Sør, and RBUP Øst og Sør.

Products and services

• Kurs, konferanser og webinarer (Courses, conferences and webinars) Educational courses, conferences and webinars on trauma, violence, suicide prevention, crisis response, and refugee support, delivered both in-person at Gullhaugveien 1-3, Oslo and online via Zoom for Norwegian public sector professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Courses, conferences, and webinars are provided free or at low cost to participants, removing financial barriers to competence building across Eastern Norway.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stiftelsen PilarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRVTS Øst is part of Stiftelsen Pilar, a foundation that also includes RBUP Øst og Sør (Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health) and RVTS Sør. Stiftelsen Pilar provides the organizational umbrella for shared governance, funding, and strategic direction across its constituent centers.
• RVTS-familien (RVTS network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRVTS Øst is part of the national RVTS family — a network of five regional resource centers covering the whole of Norway. The centers collaborate on shared knowledge development, joint resources, and national initiatives. See also the shared national website rvts.no.
• SaLTominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaLTo is a collaboration body working against youth criminality. RVTS Øst collaborated with SaLTo to produce the handbook 'Ungdom utnyttet til kriminalitet' (Youth exploited for criminality), providing knowledge for professionals on how youth are recruited and exploited for criminal activity in Norway.
• LEVEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLEVE is a Norwegian suicide prevention organization. RVTS Øst collaborates with LEVE to provide helpers with confidence and tools to identify and assist people at risk of suicide.
• VIVAT SelvmordsforebyggingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVIVAT is a Norwegian suicide prevention organization. RVTS Øst works with VIVAT to give helpers tools and confidence in conversations about suicide and self-harm. VIVAT's 'Førstehjelp ved selvmordsfare' (First Aid for Suicide Risk) course is offered through RVTS Øst.
• Alternativ til voldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlternativ til vold (ATV) developed a violence-specific guide for child welfare services ('Samtaler om vold med foreldre og barn'). RVTS Øst collaborates with ATV and has presented this tool at conferences.
• Stiftelsen Allmänna Barnhuset (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAllmänna Barnhuset is a Swedish foundation working against child abuse. RVTS Øst entered a collaboration in autumn 2024 to adapt the 'Efter barnförhöret' (After the child interview) method — a pedagogical approach for following up children and families after a child abuse interview — for use in Norwegian child welfare services.
• Bufdir (Barne-, ungdoms- og familiedirektoratet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBufdir is one of three primary government funders of RVTS Øst. RVTS Øst contributes to Bufdir's reference group on child welfare services' work with violence, and Bufdir presented its ongoing guide development at the 'Når volden glipper' conference hosted by RVTS Øst.
• MST-CAN (Multisystemic Therapy – Child Abuse and Neglect)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMST-CAN is an intensive home-based treatment program for families with children aged 6–18 where violence or serious neglect has occurred. RVTS Øst collaborated with MST-CAN practitioners who spoke at conferences about maintaining focus on violence within a voluntary treatment framework.
• Pilar (RVTS Øst, RVTS Sør, RBUP Øst og Sør)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnder the Pilar brand, RVTS Øst, RVTS Sør, and RBUP Øst og Sør jointly participate in events such as Arendalsuka — Norway's largest political meeting place — hosting 18 conversations and debates on topics including mental health, upbringing, exclusion, and effective service design.
• Østlandsnettverket mot negativ sosial kontroll og æresmotivert voldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA regional network in Eastern Norway comprising representatives from IMDi, UDI, police, Bufetat, Statsforvalteren, Oslo Crisis Center, RVTS Øst and others. RVTS Øst co-hosts annual conferences with this network on topics such as honor-related violence, exploitation, and human trafficking.
• Horten kommune (Horten Municipality)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorten kommune collaborated with Forsvarets Veterantjeneste and RVTS Øst to develop an e-learning program about veterans from international operations. The program targets veteran contacts in municipalities, general practitioners, health personnel, kindergarten and school staff, and other public administration employees.
• Forsvarets Veterantjeneste (Norwegian Armed Forces Veteran Service)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed an e-learning program on veterans from international operations, together with Horten kommune and RVTS Øst. RVTS Øst provides expertise on trauma and psychosocial support related to veterans and veteran families.
• NSSF (Nasjonalt selvmordsforebyggingsfond)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNSSF co-hosted the 'Mind the gap – selvmordsforebygging i somatiske sykehusenheter' webinar with RVTS Øst, alongside other regional health authorities and Mental Helse Ung.
• RVTS NordminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRVTS Nord collaborates with RVTS Øst on the AIM (Abuse Intervention Model) treatment course, offered as a joint initiative between the two regional centers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• RVTS Midt: Regional RVTS center covering Central Norway. Identical mandate and operating model to RVTS Øst within the national RVTS family network.
• Alternativ til vold (ATV): Norwegian organization providing clinical treatment for violence perpetrators and victims. RVTS Øst collaborates with ATV on child-welfare violence resources, sharing overlapping subject-matter expertise on violence and trauma.
• LEVE: Norwegian suicide bereavement and prevention organization. Partners with RVTS Øst to equip helpers with tools for identifying and assisting people at suicide risk, sharing the same target audience of public-sector professionals.
• VIVAT Selvmordsforebygging: Norwegian suicide-prevention organization whose 'First Aid for Suicide Risk' course is delivered through RVTS Øst. Operates in the same subject domain with overlapping training offerings for helper professionals.
• KORUS (Kompetansesenter for rus): Network of regional competence centers for substance-use issues, structurally parallel to the RVTS family. Co-produced Rusogvold.no with RVTS Øst, addressing the substance-and-violence intersection for public-sector professionals.
• NKVTS (Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress): Norway's national knowledge center on violence and traumatic stress. Operates as a higher-level competence and research body in the same subject area, producing policy-relevant knowledge and training that complements RVTS Øst's regional offerings.
• RVTS Nord: Regional RVTS center covering Northern Norway with the same national mandate. Co-delivers the AIM treatment course with RVTS Øst and shares the same operating model, funder structure, and product portfolio.
• RVTS Sør: Sister regional RVTS center covering Southern Norway, co-located under Stiftelsen Pilar with the same mandate in violence, traumatic stress, and suicide prevention. Operates the identical model of courses, digital resources, and municipal implementation support.
• RVTS Vest: Regional RVTS center covering Western Norway. Same government-funded competence-center model targeting violence, trauma, and suicide prevention for public-sector professionals.
• RBUP Øst og Sør: Regional Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, co-located with RVTS Øst under Stiftelsen Pilar. Operates as a sibling competence center serving overlapping public-sector audiences in Eastern and Southern Norway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@rvts_ost
• Facebookfacebook.com/rvtsost
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rvts-%C3%B8st/?originalSubdomain=no
• Instagraminstagram.com/rvtsost

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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