Child welfare after-care

Contact the social worker responsible for the child’s / young person’s matters.

The right to after-care arises when a child has been taken into care and placed outside their home and the placement period has ended. The right to after-care also arises when a child has been placed outside their home alone as a non-institutional support measure continuously for at least 6 months.

According to the law, the wellbeing services county can, at its discretion, grant a young person who has been a client of child welfare services, the right to after-care, even if the above-mentioned conditions are not met.

The allocated social worker is responsible for assessing a child’s/young person’s service and support needs, as well as drawing up an after-care client plan.

Child welfare aftercare supports children and young people after the end of their foster care or other child welfare measure, as well as their parents and foster parents. The right to aftercare lasts until the young person reaches the age of 23.

Young people in aftercare are supported in housing arrangements, financial matters and drawing up plans for studies, work and other aspects of life. The aftercare is carried out by a social worker.

As a rule, the wellbeing services county where the child’s or young person’s municipality of residence is located is responsible for arranging the aftercare. The cost of the aftercare is the responsibility of the wellbeing services county that was responsible for the costs of the foster care.