{"id":17776,"date":"2022-05-27T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T11:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/?page_id=17776"},"modified":"2025-07-16T14:43:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T14:43:44","slug":"ymis-samtok","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/heilsa\/ymis-samtok\/","title":{"rendered":"Various associations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\tVarious associations\t<\/h1>\n\t

There are a number of asocciations in Iceland that are involved in health issues in one way or another. Below are links to some of them:<\/p>\n\t

AA samt\u00f6kin<\/strong><\/p>\n

AA-samt\u00f6kin (Alcoholics Anonymous), sometimes called simply AA, is an informal organization of about two million individuals around the world who are active or inactive alcoholics.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/aa.is\/<\/a><\/p>\n

ADHD samt\u00f6kin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The aim of the ADHD samt\u00f6kin (ADHD Association) is that children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and related disorders meet understanding throughout society and receive services that contribute to their social inclusion, opportunities in education and work, and generally improved quality of life.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/www.adhd.is\/is<\/a><\/p>\n

Einhverfusamt\u00f6kin<\/strong><\/p>\n

The organization's activities include improving services for people with autism, safeguarding their statutory rights and promoting education on the autism spectrum issues.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/www.einhverfa.is\/is<\/a><\/p>\n

Ge\u00f0hj\u00e1lp<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ge\u00f0hj\u00e1lp is the association of 7000 members, users, family members, professionals and enthusiasts for improving the lives of people with mental disorders and mental disabilities in our society. The association works towards improving services, defending rights and preventing prejudice by advocacy, consultation and distribution of information and knowledge.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/gedhjalp.is\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Samt\u00f6kin ’78<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samt\u00f6kin ’78\u00a0bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 fr\u00eda r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f til hinsegin f\u00f3lks, a\u00f0standenda hinsegin f\u00f3lks og fagf\u00f3lks.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/samtokin78.is\/<\/a><\/p>\n

S\u00c1\u00c1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samt\u00f6k \u00e1hugaf\u00f3lks um \u00e1fengis- og v\u00edmuefnavandann\u00a0(S\u00c1\u00c1, The Laymen's Society on Alcoholism) is an Icelandic association that was founded to combat alcohol- and drug problems in Iceland.<\/p>\n

Further information: https:\/\/saa.is\/samtokin\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00ddmis samt\u00f6k \u00c1 \u00cdslandi starfar fj\u00f6ldi samtaka sem kemur \u00e1 einn e\u00f0a annan h\u00e1tt a\u00f0 heilsum\u00e1lum. H\u00e9r a\u00f0 ne\u00f0an er a\u00f0 finna kr\u00e6kjur \u00e1 nokkrar \u00feeirra: AA samt\u00f6kin AA-samt\u00f6kin, (e. Alcoholics Anonymous) oft einfaldlega k\u00f6llu\u00f0 AA, eru \u00f3formleg samt\u00f6k um tveggja millj\u00f3na einstaklinga v\u00ed\u00f0a um heim sem eru virkir e\u00f0a \u00f3virkir alk\u00f3h\u00f3listar. N\u00e1nari uppl\u00fdsingar: https:\/\/aa.is\/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":16512,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17776","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17776"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17776\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18323,"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17776\/revisions\/18323"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fjolmenning.arborg.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}