SAGATUN BRUKERSTYRT SENTER

What SAGATUN BRUKERSTYRT SENTER does

Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter operates as part of Sagatun Recovery, a Norwegian non-profit foundation (ideell stiftelse) headquartered at Sagatunvegen 47A in Hamar, Norway. The organization delivers recovery-oriented psychosocial support services to individuals in the Hamar region facing mental health challenges, along with their families and next of kin (pårørende). It operates a low-threshold, substance-free community center offering creative workshops, music workshops, outdoor activities, mentoring (fadderordning), and work training (arbeidstrening), plus an on-site café (Sagatun Spiseforretning & Kafé). No referral is required, and the center is governed by a user-elected Brukerstyre (User Board) that shapes activities and priorities.

The foundation is structured into three divisions: Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter (local user-controlled center), Sagatun Recoveryskole (recovery school offering Selvstyrkingskurs, Recoveryverksted workshops, and the Verktøykassa for brukermedvirkning curriculum), and Sagatun Regionale Ressurssenter (regional resource center for user involvement, service development, and research co-production). Together with KBT Fagskole, Sagatun hosts a higher vocational education program for experience consultants (erfaringskonsulenter). As one of five Regionale Brukerstyrte Senter (RBS) in Norway, Sagatun covers Innlandet county and positions itself as a "flagship for user control" nationally, collaborating with municipalities (Hamar, Gausdal), Høgskolen Innlandet, Sykehuset Innlandet (Blaarud), NAV, LPP, and Lions Club Storhamar.

The business model is publicly funded: Sagatun is a non-profit foundation with no commercial pricing model, and services are free to users. Revenue comes from Innlandet County Municipality (which allocates the 15 KBT Fagskole study places), national RBS funding, municipal service contracts, occasional donations (e.g., 100,000 NOK from Lions Club Storhamar in 2024 for the Sagastua building), and partner contributions. The organization employs approximately 12 staff, operates without an API or technology platform, and was originally founded in 2004 (Aksjon Hjerterom), with the current Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter opening in 2009 and rebrand to Sagatun Recovery occurring in 2023. Leadership will transition in August 2026 from Kårhild Husom Løken to incoming CEO Merethe Seberg.

Name

SAGATUN BRUKERSTYRT SENTER

Legal name

Sagatun Recovery (Ideell stiftelse)

Website

https://sagatun.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter is a Norwegian non-profit foundation in Hamar delivering free, user-controlled recovery-oriented psychosocial and mental health services to individuals and families across Innlandet county, operating as one of five Regional Brukerstyrte Senter (RBS) in Norway.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Transitional Care Units (TCU) (HLAFAFAF)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Psychosocial support
• Recovery education
• User-controlled services
• Peer support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamar

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sagatun Recovery is a non-profit foundation operating a user-controlled mental health and recovery center in Hamar, Norway. It delivers low-threshold community activities, self-strengthening courses, recovery workshops, and a café for people with psychosocial challenges, alongside regional resource services for municipalities and practice placements for students. The organization is one of five Regional Brukerstyrte Senter (RBS) in Norway with a mandate covering Innlandet county.

Product overview

Sagatun Recovery is a non-profit foundation (ideell stiftelse) consisting of three interconnected departments: Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter (a low-threshold community center offering activities, work training, and café services), Sagatun Recoveryskole (offering courses, self-empowerment programs, and recovery workshops locally, regionally in Innlandet, and nationally), and Sagatun Regionale Ressurssenter (a resource and competence center that collects and documents experiential knowledge for service development, teaching, and research). As one of five Regional User-Controlled Centers (RBS) in Norway, the organization operates as a single unified recovery-focused service rather than a technology platform or product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter Low-threshold community center for people in the Hamar region who struggle with psychosocial life challenges and want to strengthen their mental health together with others. The center is substance-free and offers activities including physical activity, outdoor activities, creative workshops, music workshops, mentoring programs, work training, and a café. No referral is required.
• Sagatun Recoveryskole (Recovery School) Recovery school offering courses and mastery resources locally, regionally in Innlandet, and nationally. Provides courses related to user participation, improvement processes, and self-empowerment through the 'Toolbox for User Participation' (Verktøykassa for brukermedvirkning). Courses target users, relatives, user representatives, and employees in health, social, and welfare services.
• Sagatun Regionale Ressurssenter (Regional Resource Center) Resource and competence center for user participation, user control, and knowledge and service development. Collects, systematizes, and documents experiential knowledge from users and relatives, bringing it into service development, teaching, and research. Functions as one of five Regional User-Controlled Centers (RBS) in Norway.
• Selvstyrkingskurs (Self-Empowerment Courses) Four-day structured self-strengthening courses focused on user participation, communication, empowerment, and recovery. Designed to strengthen participants through knowledge of rights and duties, enabling them to better express their needs to healthcare providers. Open to users, family members, and professionals.
• Recoveryverksted (Recovery Workshops) Workshop sessions covering themes such as hope, belonging and identity, creativity, physical activity and outdoor life, and music. Participants share experiences and learn about recovery models including CHIME. Held regionally, including one event at Braset that attracted 45 participants.
• Sagatun Spiseforretning & Kafé Café and dining facility operated as part of Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter. Open Monday to Thursday, 11:30–13:00, serving as a low-threshold entry point to the center's broader offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Participants report increased sense of belonging, hope, mastery, and quality of life through recovery-oriented activities
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gausdal kommune (Gausdal municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Representatives from Gausdal municipality visited Sagatun to share experiences, build relationships, and explore opportunities for further collaboration in mental health, recovery, and user involvement. The municipality's Mestringsteam (mastery team) follows up 50-60 users and Sagatun serves as a resource for developing user involvement in municipal offerings.
• Kulturnettverket Oppland (Culture Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with Kulturnettverket Oppland to deliver outdoor activities, cultural events, and self-strengthening courses across the region, including joint events at locations like Reinsvoll. The network facilitates cross-municipal cooperation on recovery-oriented activities.
• Blaarud ved Sanderud sykehus (Sykehuset Innlandet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlaarud at Sanderud sykehus collaborates with Sagatun on music therapy projects and provides facilities (Braset) for recovery workshops. The music therapy project has been running for several years as a joint initiative between Sagatun and Blaarud.
• KBT Fagskole (KBT Vocational College)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKBT Fagskole operates a campus at Sagatun, offering a higher vocational education program for experience consultants (erfaringskonsulenter) within mental health and addiction. Sagatun hosts the campus with 15 study places allocated by Innlandet County Municipality. The program started in autumn 2024.
• Høgskolen Innlandet (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSagatun collaborates with Høgskolen Innlandet on co-production in research, student placements, and course evaluation. A research group 'Samproduksjon i forskning' (Co-production in Research) was established at HINN in 2017 with regular participants from Sagatun. The university has conducted evaluations of Sagatun's self-strengthening courses.
• De Regionale Brukerstyrte Sentrene (RBS) i NorgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSagatun is one of five RBS in Norway. The RBS network collaborates nationally on conferences, workshops, research, and advocacy. Sagatun represents the RBS network at national hearings, including a parliamentary budget hearing for the 2025 national budget.
• LPP (Landsforeningen for pårørende innen psykisk helse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSagatun collaborates with LPP on a monthly Pårørendekafé (family caregiver café), combining information from health services with social community for family members and next of kin of people with mental health challenges.
• StangehjelpacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelf-strengthening courses for family members and next of kin are delivered in collaboration with Stangehjelpa, with the shared goal of strengthening family caregivers in their daily lives.
• Mestringsteamet i Hamar kommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose collaboration between Sagatun and Hamar municipality's Mestringsteam facilitates referrals, creates good transitions, and develops new activities such as riding, ice bathing, peak tours, and group trips through the Kulturnettverket.
• SolheimkoretminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA collaborative project between Sagatun's music workshop and Solheimkoret, aimed at reducing stigma and facilitating community participation through joint performances, including concerts in churches. The project helped participants gain mastery and engagement in cultural life.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mental Health America: US community-based nonprofit addressing mental health needs through education, peer support and policy. Comparable to Sagatun's combination of public-facing resources, family/caregiver focus, and recovery-oriented programming.
• Clubhouse International: Global umbrella for the clubhouse model of psychosocial community mental health centers. Directly maps to Sagatun Brukerstyrt Senter as a wider, established network governing a peer-driven, member-led service model.
• Mind (UK): Major UK mental health charity providing information, support, local services, and advocacy. Comparable in operating peer-support and self-management programmes and influencing mental health policy at a national level.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): US grassroots mental health organization providing support groups, public education, and policy advocacy. Comparable to Sagatun's regional resource center role combining peer-led support, family programs, and recovery education.
• Mental Health Foundation (UK): UK charity delivering public mental health programmes, training, and research. Comparable to Sagatun's mix of community programmes, recovery training, and research collaboration with universities.

Direct peers

• Recovery International: US-based peer-support and self-help organization for mental health using cognitive and group-method recovery tools. Comparable to Sagatun Recoveryskole's Selvstyrkingskurs/Recoveryverksted curriculum and emphasis on experiential peer-led learning.
• Mental Helse: Norwegian mental health user organization that advocates for and organizes services and support for users with lived experience of mental health challenges. Directly comparable as a peer-led, user-membership organization operating alongside Sagatun in the same Norwegian mental health ecosystem.
• Fountain House: NYC-based originator of the 'clubhouse' model of psychosocial rehabilitation, where members plan and operate the organization themselves. Closely analogous to Sagatun's user-controlled center governance and shared community/work activities.
• Rådet for psykisk helse: Norwegian Council for Mental Health, a national advocacy and grants organization working on user involvement and mental health policy. Comparable to Sagatun Regionale Ressurssenter's policy, training and user-involvement agenda at a national scale.
• LPP (Landsforeningen for pårørende innen psykisk helse): Norwegian national association for family members of people with mental health challenges. Closely comparable to Sagatun's pårørende (caregiver) work, including the joint Pårørendekafé, and operates in the same psychosocial support space for relatives of people with mental illness.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Sagatunrecovery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sagatun-brukerstyrt-senter

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Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

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