ACE experiences
What kinds of childhood experiences can have a negative impact on a child's development and well-being? What kinds of things can protect a child? Research professor Taina Laajasalo also explains how harmful experiences and their accumulation can be prevented.
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THL's knowledge base helps develop child welfare services
The development of child welfare requires comprehensive and up-to-date information as a basis for decision-making. The statistics, registers, and survey data collected by THL show where services are effective and where children are most at risk of being left without support. Gaps in knowledge, for example about the effectiveness of open care, slow down development, but filling them helps to target resources where they will have the greatest impact.
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How can the initial stages of foster care be made safe?
The Good Income for Foster Care model developed in North Karelia shows how child welfare can be reformed by listening to those most affected by the change: young people and their families. The model strengthens the initial phase of placement, prevents runaways, and builds trust right from the start. When young people's experiences guide development, solutions are created that make child welfare more humane and effective.
Information guides the future of child welfare
Attendees of the National Child Welfare Days in Jyväskylä in October discussed what kind of information is needed the most in the field of child welfare and why it is crucial for the welfare of children and families. Better availability...
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