The wellbeing services county of Southwest Finland

Adaptation training services include counselling and training for the persons with disabilities and their families to support social capabilities.

In the event of a divorce or separation, the parents must agree on the child's custody and access rights. Child welfare supervisors help if needed.

The doctor will examine and treat your symptoms and illnesses. The nurse's services include vaccinations, wound care and health advice.

When your functional ability is lowered, you might need assistive device services.

The at-home hospital care services bring hospital services to the client's home. It will be implemented at the patient's home or at the service point.

Everyone has the right to check their own, or their dependent child's health and treatment records.

The child supervisors are responsible for establishing parentage and confirming matters related to guardianship, meetings and support agreements.

After the end of substitution care, you are entitled to the support of child welfare aftercare until you turn 25.

Child welfare substitute care organises the care and upbringing of the child who has been placed in substitute care outside of the home.

The curator supports you, for instance, with your family situation, problems at school, interaction and issues regarding human relationships.

The day centre services offer substance addicts support in the daily life free of charge as well as different activities instead of substance abuse.

Distribution of care accessories helps your stay, performance and care at home. It aids those with long-term illness at home and in service flats.

Family care means arranging care or treatment at a foster parent's home, vocational foster home, or at the disabled person's home.

The mediators provide help and support, at request, as conflicts occur in the family.

As customers of child welfare, your family may receive family rehabilitation services.

Family work will support your family by strengthening your resources and building mutual interaction.

The nurse will provide you with information and advice regarding what influences health and well-being.

Social services for adults offer help and solutions to problems in daily life.

As an immigrant with a refugee background, you can receive health care from the health care units for three years disregarding your country of origin.

Should you need a health certificate, you can get one from your occupational healthcare, or your local health station.

An unemployed jobseeker has the opportunity to make an appointment for a health check by a nurse.

Persons with serious disabilities are reimbursed for reasonable costs incurred by home alterations and the acquisition of equipment needed at home.

Home care is care, attention and nurture given in the home of the client. It includes home services and at-home hospital care.

Home services provide care and attention as well as help and support with housekeeping and maintaining your functional capacity.

Housing services for mental health rehabilitation clients are for people, who need support and care in addition to housing.

Mental health services are there for you, when you need support in various mental health issues or crises in your life.

Non-institutional child welfare support the child and family in situations where help is needed due to social or financial reasons or coping problems.

Occupational therapy is medical rehabilitation which helps you improve your functional ability as well as skills required in the everyday life.

Oral health care services include the examination and treatment of oral and dental illnesses, health advice and health checks.

Pupils in basic education will get invited to a dental health checkup at personal intervals.

Oral health care services for students are meant for students at high schools and vocational schools.

The parental guidance and family counselling provides support in the upbringing of your child and in the interaction and conflicts of the family.

If you are not satisfied with the service or treatment you have received, the Patient Ombudsman will help you and advise you.

Personal assistance is an assistance service meant for persons with severe disabilities to help them cope with the daily life.

Physiotherapy improves and helps maintain health and the ability to move and function.

You may renew your prescription at a doctor's appointment or send a request for a renewal to the person, who wrote the prescription.

The purpose of preventive substance abuse work is to prevent the harmful effects of the use of alcohol, drugs, tobacco and medicinal substances.

The psychologist's services offer help at the crossroads of life. Psychologists offer assessments in the form of discussions and preventive care.

The school psychologist will support you in your school attendance, learning, studies and the promotion of your own welfare.

Rehabilitating work activities are meant for the long-term unemployed. The aim is to support a person's coping skills and employment.

The school healthcare will invite your child to an annual checkup, monitor their growth and development, and work toward their welfare.

You will get an invitation for cancer screenings via mail. You will get a referral from the maternity clinic for the pregnancy screening.

You will receive counselling on integration, services for immigrants and functioning in society.

In the service counselling for persons with disabilities, it will be assessed what support you need.

Service counselling offers guidance and counselling for you and your family on detoxification and rehabilitation issues.

Social counseling helps you find the services, that best support your everyday life. The aim is to improve your conditions for an independent life.

The social services ombudsperson is an impartial person, who protects the interests of social welfare clients.

Social welfare day activities support the participation and interaction of persons with disabilities. They can be organised in groups or individually.

You may apply for support for taking a holiday for financial, health-related or social reasons.

The transport services are meant for persons who cannot use public transport due to a disability or illness.

The purpose of speech therapy is to remove, ease or prevent communication disorders and related problems in your interaction.

Student health care services promote the welfare and health of students in upper secondary education and organise health care services.

Student welfare services are provided by the school nurse, psychologist, curator and psychiatric nurses.

The purpose of rehabilitation is to give support with abstinence from substance abuse and life management and to improve your functional capacity.

You may apply for supplementary and preventive social assistance after receiving basic social assistance from Kela.

Various ways of supporting the use of a disabled person's own car enable the person's moving about outside their home.

A support person or family can be assigned as part of the social work for families with children. This supports the well-being of your family.

From tobacco withdrawal support, you can get help for stopping the use of tobacco and nicotine products.

You may be vaccinated at the child welfare clinic, school health care, student health care or at a health centre.

If the parents get divorced or break up, they can agree on the child support of a minor together. A child welfare officer can help with the agreement.