For example through the adoption of the ACT model for outreach and outpatient care, and through assisted living facilities. Furthermore, Norway has establishment some “user controlled” inpatient beds, whereby the user can informally admit themselves for a period in a time of crisis until they become stabilised, a move that is seen as a significant step towards user empowerment and reduction in unnecessary inpatient stays. However, more children and young people were receiving care in 2008 than in 1998, with a 4.8% increase in children and young people receiving care, which can be very positively set against the 2% to 5% expected by the Escalation Plan (Pedersen, 2009). Although in recent years Norway has seen an increase in alcohol consumption (OECD, 2013b), Norwegian alcohol consumption remains low compared to most other OECD countries.