57 National dialogue Outreach acticities have been an important element of the National Preventive Mechanism's (NPM) prevention efforts throughout 2018. National dialogue is an important means of spreading information about the NPM mandate, the findings and recommendations from visits, as well as increasing the potential to influence and make a difference. The NPM has held meetings with a number of civil society organisations, given talks at different events, and continued its dialogue with the authorities. The advisory committee The advisory committee contributes knowledge, ­advice, and input to the prevention work. The ­com­­mittee is diverse and comprises 14 organisations with relevant expertise in and experience of the topics the NPM’s work concerns. The advisory committee held three meetings in 2018. The topics of the meetings included the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture’s (CPT) visit to Norway, the UN Committee against Torture’s examination of Norway in 2018, mental health care for the elderly, and substance abuse treatment in Norway. The committee members also provided input on the prevention efforts in other contexts than the meetings. The members of the advisory commitee at a meeting. In 2018, the committee comprised ­representatives of the following organisations: ››The Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers ››Norway’s National Human Rights Institution (NIM) ››The Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombudsman ››The Ombudsman for Children ››The Norwegian Bar Association's Human Rights ››The Norwegian Association for Persons with Committee ››The Norwegian Medical Association, represented by the Norwegian Psychiatric Association ››The Norwegian Psychological Association's Human Rights Committee (NOAS) Developmental Disabilities (NFU) ››Jussbuss ››The Norwegian Association of Youth Mental Health ››We Shall Overcome ››The Norwegian Research Network on Coercion in Mental Health Care (TvangsForsk) ››The Norwegian Helsinki Committee ››Amnesty International Norway