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Department for Treatment of Substance Abuse and Addiction (ARA)

ARA offers treatment for people with substance abuse and addiction problems, including gambling. Treatment can be individual or group-based and includes outpatient services during the day, as well as 24-hour treatment where needed.

Treatment will normally include assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. The department uses various treatment methods: cognitive therapy, motivational interviewing, seeking safety, the 12-step model, neurofeedback, psychoeducation, physical activity and therapy, as well as assessments with tests and samples (e.g., urine samples and blood samples).

In addition, the department offers more specialized follow-up, such as LAR treatment (medication-assisted treatment for opioid dependence).

ARA has outpatient clinics and inpatient units in Kristiansand and Arendal, as well as an inpatient unit in Byglandsfjord. In addition, ARA has outpatient clinics in Mandal, Farsund, and Flekkefjord.

Contact

Telephone

Postal address

P.O. Box 416 Lundsiden, 4604 Kristiansand

Email

postmottak@sshf.no

How to find us

Kongsgård alle 71

Kongsgård alle 71

Kongsgård alle 71, 4632 Kristiansand

Find your way

You may be entitled to have necessary expenses covered when traveling to and from the treatment center.

You should primarily use public transport, and you must pay a deductible. To get reimbursement for expenses incurred during the trip, you must fill out a travel expense form and send it toPatient travel.

Practical information

Does the appointment not work? Now, if you receive the letter of invitation digitally on helsenorge.no, you can directly message the department you are going to if you need a new time for the appointment. You must be a registered user on helsenorge to access the service.
You can also contact the department where you have an appointment or call the switchboard on telephone: 38 07 30 00
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Children and young people are affected when someone in the family is ill and needs to understand what is happening. It may be that you yourself are a patient, a caregiver, or that you are a parent of sick children with siblings. We at the hospital will contribute to ensuring that children and young people in your family are well cared for.

Children as caregivers


Visiting hours may vary at the various departments and locations. Please check the department you have an appointment with for more information.

See overview of the hospital's departments

General visiting hours:

Arendal:
17:00-19:00 on weekdays
14:00-16:00 and 18:00-19:00 on weekends and holidays

Flekkefjord:
14:00-15:00 and 18:00-19:00
Delivery Ward: 17:00-19:00 (siesta/no visits: 14:00-16:00)

Kristiansand:
17:00-19:00 on weekdays
14:00-16:00 and 18:00-19:00 on weekends and holidays

Delivery Ward: 16:00–18:00 every day for the newborn's healthy siblings.

Many patients and relatives want to take photos/videos or blog about their time at the hospital. Of course, you are welcome to do so, as long as you respect the privacy of other patients and employees.

Here are a couple of good tips for using social media for you as a patient or relative:

  • Respect others. You must have consent if you want to take pictures or videos of patients or employees. All patients have a right to privacy when they are at the hospital.
  • Parents/guardians decide whether you can take pictures of children or publish pictures of their children online. Parents should consider what is best for the child. When the child is 12 years old, great weight should be given to what the child thinks. When the child is 15 years old, they decide for themselves whether it is okay to be photographed and whether they should be published.
  • Remember that employees must also give their permission if you want to publish pictures you have taken of them.
  • You should remove content you have published if the person involved asks you to. If others have posted pictures of you on the internet without permission, you can ask the person to delete them. If you are not heard, you can contact: www.slettmeg.no.

Sound recording
It is not illegal to make recordings of conversations you participate in for private use. Publishing and sharing, however, requires consent from the person you are talking to. Secret recordings of conversations you do not participate in are illegal.

Parking spaces at Sørlandet Hospital are subject to a fee Monday to Friday from 08:00-20:00. All who wish to park on the hospital's premises must follow the signs and instructions on the payment machines.

At the hospitals in Arendal and Kristiansand, it is possible to pay for parking with EasyPark (mobile solution), card or coin at other locations. See signs for both payment options and time limits.

At the hospital in Kristiansand, you can register your parking via the Easypark app, via the machine where you park, or the Flowbird website.

Register payment on website

Overview of parking spaces on Eg in Kristiansand
 

At the hospital in Arendal, cameras read the vehicle's license plate upon entering and exiting the parking garage through the Autopay service. Follow the signs and read the instructions.


Pay at the payment machine

If you have not created a profile atAutopay.io​, you can pay at the machine at the main entrance. Enter the vehicle's license plate number. You can pay with card or cash, but the machine does not give change.

Pay automatically

Register as a customer with license plate number and bank card at www.autopay.io. Once you have registered, you will pay automatically every time you park in the parking garage.

In some periods, e.g. during heavy snowfall, it may be difficult to find a parking space. We therefore recommend that you allow plenty of time.

For electric cars:

Arendal: Electric cars can park free in areas marked with a maximum of 1, 2 or 3 hours. On other areas, a fee must be paid from the first hour.
Kristiansand: Electric cars pay a fee from and including the first hour.
Flekkefjord: Electric cars pay a fee from and including the first hour.

Do you need to charge your car? Not all of our hospital areas have charging stations, and those that do have a limited number. You therefore cannot rely on being able to charge your car while you are visiting as a patient or visitor. You can see all charging stations here:

All charging stations on one map - Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association​

Blood donors park free at the hospital.Further information is available from the blood bank.


Parents of children (under 18 years) with a hospital stay of more than 14 days,receive free parking during the child's continued stay. This also applies if the child's stay starts at another hospital. Contact the department at the hospital for more information.

Valid HC card gives free parking in designated areas
Contact the Service Desk to register your HC card. HC vehicles are exempt from time limits unless otherwise stated on the signs.

Parking for giving birth Kristiansand
There is free parking for women giving birth outside the Women's Department at the hospital in Kristiansand. The maximum parking time is set to 2 hours.

Smoking can cause discomfort to others. Thank you for showing consideration and contributing to Sørlandet Hospital being a smoke-free hospital environment.

Need someone to talk to? Our hospital chaplains have extensive experience in meeting people in various life situations. They meet you on your terms regardless of faith, worldview, and lifestyle. The hospital chaplains are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for patients, relatives, and employees.

Would you like to get in touch? You can ask the hospital staff for help, or call the switchboard on telephone: 38 07 30 00.

The hospital chaplains also facilitate contact with other religious and belief communities.

If you need an interpreter, you must notify the hospital of this well in advance of the appointment. Expenses for the interpreter are covered by the health service.Helsenorge.no

Patients not fluent in Norwegian are entitled to an interpreter.Helsenorge.no/interpreter

All visitors can use free wireless internet at the hospital.

Look for HSO-Guest on your network and follow the instructions for logging in.

If you cannot find the network, you are in an area that has not yet been developed.