Hafnarfjörður youth and Bergið Headspace

Renewal of a cooperation agreement

Bergið headspace and the City of Hafnarfjörður have been working closely together since March 2021. The collaboration is based on a counselling service for young people in Hafnarfjörður. With a renewed agreement, Bergið will receive new premises for its counselling service in the heart of Hafnarfjörður, at 8 Austurgata. The service has been very well utilised since the partnership began and has benefited young people in Hafnarfjörður. The counselling provided by Bergið headspace is based on the philosophy of easy access and complete confidentiality, and is entirely free of charge.

Contract for the 2024-2025 academic year

Fanney D. Halldórsdóttir, Director of the Education and Public Health Department for the City of Hafnarfjörður, and Eva Rós Ólafsdóttir, a specialist at Bergið Headspace, signed a new partnership agreement at Hafnarfjörður Town Hall, valid for the 2024-2025 academic year. The aim of the agreement is to provide children and young people aged 12–24 with access to professional advice and services free of charge. Austurgata 8 is easily accessible, as the Krýsuvík Association shares the premises with Bergið. The building is owned by the City of Hafnarfjörður.

Free advice on East Street every Thursday

Bergið headspace will have advisors on East Street every Thursday this academic year. You can apply for services and counselling from Bergið headspace via www.bergid.is, ...by calling Headspace during business hours on 571-5580 and via Headspace's social media. You can also access the service at Headspace's headquarters at 10 Suðurgata in Reykjavík, if that is more convenient for you.

About Bergið headspace

The main role of Bergsins headspace is to provide young people with support to work through their issues in their own way. The aim is for young people to improve their well-being and increase their engagement in daily life, at school or work. The role of a Berg headspace counsellor is twofold: to identify and assess problems and provide support, and to advise and find pathways into services elsewhere. In this way, Bergið headspace is the heart at the centre, a hub where young people and their families can get in touch, receive their own counsellor who provides support and advice, and assesses the need for resources. Young people have easy access to services and advice. All counsellors have a clinical background and experience in counselling; they are qualified social workers as well as education and careers advisors. Bergið's services focus on mental well-being, health and activity (education and work), offering low-threshold services, informative advice, a trauma-informed approach and empowerment.

The Headspace of the Rock 

Are you aged 13-25, or do you have a child or young person of this age who needs help?
Hafnarfjörður encourages residents to familiarise themselves with the service.