mmakipaa/shs_descriptions huggingface dataset:
Service id: 2926
Service title: Family counselling clinic
Service headline: The family counselling clinic helps families in matters related to parenting, problematic family situations and crises.
Service description: In accordance with the Social Welfare Act, the parenting and family counselling provided by the family counselling clinic is support for families with children and adolescents under the age of 18. The family counselling clinic can help you, when - you would like conversational support in questions related to parenting and bringing up children - you are concerned about your child's or adolescent's behaviour or development - your child or adolescent is having problems at home, daycare, school or with friends - your family is struggling with conflicts, sorrow or other difficult life situation - you the parents are considering separating or your family needs help to cope with your separation - you are facing a new life situation, for example, as a single parent or in a reconstituted family. Our staff includes social workers and psychologists. We can also consult a child psychiatrist, if necessary. Our work is guided by your family's needs and requests. If necessary, we can also cooperate with other parties who are important to your child or family. We also organise various groups at the family counselling clinic like, for example, emotional skills groups for children and parenting groups, such as Ihmeelliset vuodet 'Wonderful Years'. You can seek the services of the family counselling clinic by calling social guidance for families with children or by sending a message via the 'Need help?' online form or in Maisa. The services are free of charge.
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Providing advice
Errand service name: Social counseling for families with children
Errand service description: We help when you need help with parenting problems, parenting challenges or stressful everyday life.
Errand service target groups: Children and Families
Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: I need help-online form
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en

Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Maisa online service
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en

Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Social counseling telephone service for families with children in Finnish
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Fri 09-12
Contact channel phone number: +358931015454 
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge

Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Social counseling telephone service for families with children in Swedish
Contact channel availability: Open Mon 09-12
Contact channel phone number: +358931015454 
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge
Service id: 2939
Service title: Upbringing and family guidance
Service name synonyms: family guidance clinic, family guidance, upbringing and family guidance, upbringing guidance, support for parenthood, family therapy, child guidance clinic
Service headline: Upbringing and family guidance is intended for children under 18 years of age from Helsinki and their families.
Service description: Upbringing and family guidance is intended for children under 18 years of age from Helsinki and their families. Upbringing and family guidance offers assistance in matters related to the growth and upbringing of a child or a young person and in questions concerning parenthood. In addition, help is available for interaction within the family and for the child's or family's crisis. Care is planned and implemented after an assessment, while taking into account the needs of each family. The workers of the multidisciplinary team are social workers, psychologists and child psychologists. You can apply for service via the Social guidance for families with children, tel. 09 3101 5454 on weekdays 9-12, and the electronic 'Need help?' button, which you can find on the page hel.fi/perheentuki. The Swedish telephone service is on Mondays 9-12. The services are free of charge for the customers.
Service target groups: Children and Families, Youth
Service prerequisites: The service is intended for children under 18 years of age from Helsinki and their families, as well as any partners working with them. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service link title: Family guidance clinic
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/Helsinki/fi/sosiaali-ja-terveyspalvelut/lapsiperheiden-palvelut/perheneuvola/
Service id: 2970
Service title: Family law services
Service headline: Paternity matters, maintenance, custody and meeting agreement matters, adoption matters and drawing up of reports for the court in child custody and meeting disputes.
Service description: Family law services include paternity matters, maintenance, custody and meeting agreement matters, adoption matters and drawing up of reports for the court in child custody and meeting disputes. The Family Law Services Unit is a centralised unit that handles the tasks within its field of operation for all residents of Helsinki. The unit's services are also available to families in which one of the parents lives elsewhere in Finland or abroad. 
Service prerequisites: The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service id: 2971
Service title: Adoption counselling
Service headline: Adoption begins with adoption counselling. Its purpose is to protect the best interests of the child and to help and support all the parties involved in the adoption, not only the child but also the birth parents and the adoption applicants.
Service description: During adoption counselling, we will assess your and your spouse's readiness to become adoptive parents. Adoption counselling is free of charge. As a Helsinki or Vantaa resident contemplating adoption, you will receive counselling and support in matters concerning domestic, international and intrafamily adoption. You can register for adoption counselling by contacting an adoption counselling social worker. The worker will provide you with important information about the adoption process and a registration form for adoption counselling. Our professionals can also help you if you are considering giving your child up for adoption. You will also receive support from the City of Helsinki's adoption team after the adoption. If you have been adopted through the City of Helsinki, you are entitled to receive post-adoption services through us. Our adoption team will also support you if your family has an adoptive background and needs special support in family social work. If a client relationship with family social work has been recommended for your family in the service needs assessment, we will refer your family to our adoption team for special support. Contact information for adoption counselling: Aulikki Haimi-Kaikkonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3006 Maria Jensen, tel. +358 9 3104 3179 Sanna Schultz-Karlsson, tel. +358 9 3104 3406 Saara Leinonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3657
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: The service is only for citizens of Helsinki and Vantaa.
Service id: 3046
Service title: Agreements concerning the care, housing, meeting rights and support of children
Service headline: The task of a Child Welfare Officer is to assist parents in making an agreement and compile an executable document of the issues agreed by the parents.
Service description: The task of a Child Welfare Officer is to assist the parents in making an agreement and compile an executable document of the issues agreed by the parents. The Child Welfare Officer's task is to confirm the agreement, as long as it is beneficial to the child. The concerned contract parties of issues related to the care, housing, meeting rights and support of children are the parents. The Child Welfare Officer does not define the contents of the agreements. Instead, the negotiations are between the contract parties, i.e. the parents. Therefore, the parents have a shared appointment and the negotiations are carried out when both parents are present. If the parents do not live together, they have to reach an agreement on with whom the child lives, how will the child meet the other parent and how the parents will take care of the child's support. An agreement on the care, housing, meeting rights and support of the child, confirmed by the Child Welfare Officer, is equal to a decision by the court of law, and is executable as such. Unpaid support payments, based on the agreement that is confirmed by the Child Welfare Officer, can be claimed through a debt recovery procedure. If the parents require external help when planning how to agree on these issues concerning their child, they can also make an appointment with a Family Affairs Mediator before meeting the Child Welfare Officer. If the parents cannot make an agreement concerning the care, housing, meeting rights and support of the children, they may take the case to the district court. 
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: Parents who wish to have confirmed agreements in issues concerning their child. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Reserving appointments
Errand service name: Appointment for a childminder
Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Appointment
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Thu 10-11:30
Contact channel phone number: 09 3104 4999
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge
Service id: 3047
Service title: Acknowledgement of parenthood
Service name synonyms: paternity investigation
Service headline: The child welfare supervisor is responsible for determining the parenthood of children born to parents who are not married nor in a civil partnership. You can acknowledge parenthood and become a legal parent to your child before or after its birth.
Service description: If a child is born at a time when its parents were not married, parental and official measures may be required to acknowledge the child's parenthood. Make an appointment with the child welfare supervisor to acknowledge parenthood.
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: The mother or parents of extramarital children. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Reserving appointments
Errand service name: Appointments for paternity and maternity matters
Errand service target groups: Children and Families
Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Acknowledgement of parenthood
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Thu 10-11:30
Contact channel phone number: 09 310 44999 
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge
Service id: 3048
Service title: Family mediation
Service headline: Our family mediators help families with children residing in Helsinki who are contemplating separation.
Service description: Our purpose is to secure the child's position in the event of a separation and to help the parents resolve their differences through mediation. The aim is for the child to maintain good relations with both parents even after a possible separation. You can also apply for mediation together later. Family mediation is free of charge, and mediation can also take place in English in addition to Finnish and Swedish.
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: Services are intended for parents who wish to consider their family's situation and their separation from the viewpoint of the child, through the methods of mediation. The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Reserving appointments
Errand service name: Counseling and scheduling appointments for mediation of family matters
Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Counseling and scheduling appointments for mediation of family matters
Contact channel availability: Open Mon, Wed 09-11
Contact channel phone number: 0406865293
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge
Service id: 3519
Service title: Adoption counselling
Service headline: A person wishing to adopt a child or give his or her child up for adoption is required to first attend adoption counselling.
Service description: A person wishing to adopt a child or give his or her child up for adoption is required to first attend adoption counselling. The minimum and maximum age of adoptive parents is defined in the Adoption Act: the minimum age is 25 years and the maximum age is 50 years. The age difference between the child and the adopter may be no more than 45 years. The purpose of the limit is to try to ensure care for the child until he or she reaches adulthood. According to the Adoption Act, a couple wishing to adopt a child must be married to be eligible for adoption. Adoption counselling is also available to applicants who live alone, but some target countries do not accept persons living alone as adoptive parents or may prefer to give adoptees primarily to childless couples. Adoption counselling is approximately a year-long process, consisting of an average of eight office meetings and usually one home meeting. The purpose of adoption counselling is to determine the applicants' readiness for becoming adoptive parents. In addition to this, adoption counselling aims to help applicants evaluate their own willingness and preparedness for adoptive parenthood through discussions and guidance. Adoption counselling also explores the many factors involved in international adoption. The themes of the counselling include the applicants' motives, parenting skills, social relations and health, as well as the adoptive child's background and health-related issues. At the end of the counselling period, a home report is prepared on the applicants. The service is free of charge.
Service prerequisites: The service is meant for residents of Helsinki and Vantaa. 
Service link title: Contact information
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/Helsinki/en/socia-health/family/law/adoption/
Service id: 4438
Service title: Domestic, international and intrafamily adoption
Service headline: For domestic and international adoption, you must take part in adoption counselling. The District Court confirms intrafamily adoption. In the case of intrafamily adoption, all the parties involved receive adoption counselling.
Service description: For domestic and international adoption, you must take part in adoption counselling. The purpose is to find out if adoptive parenthood is what you would like to move towards. When adoption counselling begins, you do not need to know whether you want to proceed with domestic or international adoption. The counselling topics include the special nature of adoption, the effects of adoption on a child's life, and responding to the special health needs of the child. At the end of adoption counselling, the social workers write a home report in which they take a stand on whether they recommend you and your spouse as adoptive parents. The home report and its appendices are sent to the Finnish Adoption Board at Valvira (National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health), and the Board's adoption permission section then meets. Under the law, couples seeking to adopt a child domestically or internationally must be married, but persons living alone can also receive adoption counselling and apply to adopt a child. Adoptive parents must be between 25 and 50 years of age. The maximum age difference between the child and the parent is 45 years. The District Court confirms intrafamily adoption. In the case of intrafamily adoption, all the parties receive adoption counselling. During counselling, we discuss the situation of the family and the legal effects of adoption together. The consent of all parties is required for adoption. The intrafamily adoption process usually takes a few months. Please contact our social workers with any questions regarding adoption counselling: Aulikki Haimi-Kaikkonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3006 Maria Jensen, tel. +358 9 3104 3179 Sanna Schultz-Karlsson, tel. +358 9 3104 3406 Saara Leinonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3657
Service id: 4440
Service title: Giving a child up for adoption
Service headline: You can contact adoption counselling if you are considering giving your child up for adoption
Service description: If you are considering giving your child up for adoption, you can come and discuss the matter with a social worker already during your pregnancy. You can also start adoption counselling after the child is born. During the counselling process, you will have the opportunity to consider different options and get information about all matters relating to adoption. Seeking adoption counselling does not commit you to a decision but provides an opportunity to consider your situation and options together with a social worker. You can give your consent to the adoption no sooner than eight weeks after giving birth. We will select an adoptive family best equipped to care for your child from a pool of adoption applicants. Adoption counselling is free of charge. Please contact our social workers with any questions regarding adoption counselling: Aulikki Haimi-Kaikkonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3006 Maria Jensen, tel. +358 9 3104 3179 Sanna Schultz-Karlsson, tel. +358 9 3104 3406 Saara Leinonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3657
Service id: 4442
Service title: Follow-up and family work
Service headline: We can support you in matters relating to parenting after the adoption.
Service description: After the adoption, you will also receive support from the City of Helsinki's adoption team. Our post-adoption support social instructors will support your family in your unique parenting situation. The need for support is individual, and you can consider what kind of support is best suited for your family. The authorities in the child's country of birth have set a timetable for follow-up on the child's adoption. The post-adoption support social instructors will write reports to the authorities in the child's country of birth. You can turn to post-adoption support even if the adoption was a long time ago. If you want to consider, for example, your child's daycare, schooling or other matters relating to the child's life, please contact post-adoption support. We arrange a family club for our adoptive families once a month. The adoptive family club meets at Playground Linja on Friday mornings. Please contact our social instructors for more information and an invitation to the family club. Adoption counselling is free of charge. Please contact our post-adoption support: Social instructor Enni Koskela, tel. +358 9 3104 3090 Social instructor Laura Uusitalo, tel. +358 9 3104 3414
Service additional information: FAMILY CLUB The family club is part of the City of Helsinki Adoption Workgroup's family work. The family workers of the City of Helsinki Adoption Workgroup organise a family club meant for adoption families living in Helsinki and Vantaa in cooperation with Play park Linja. The club convenes once a month and families can attend for the first two years following the placement of the child. The club's activities are designed so that children and parents attend the club together. The club's programme includes shared music moments and handicrafts, among other activities. Club attendees are also offered a snack during the meetings. New adoptive families are sent an invitation to participate in the club, with the first invitation sent approximately three months after adoption is granted.
Service id: 4443
Service title: Support after adoption
Service headline: Post-adoption services provide support in various situations after adoption.
Service description: Post-adoption services are intended for children adopted through the City of Helsinki and their guardians, adult adoptees and their descendants, and those who have given their children up for adoption. Post-adoption services are free of charge in Finland. You can seek post-adoption services if you are thinking about your roots, background and identity or planning a trip to your country of birth. In post-adoption services, we can also view your personal adoption information in the archive together. Post-adoption services social workers can be contacted at the office, through Teams or by telephone. Domestic adoptees can contact our social workers with questions regarding post-adoption services: Aulikki Haimi-Kaikkonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3006 Maria Jensen, tel. +358 9 3104 3179 Sanna Schultz-Karlsson, tel. +358 9 3104 3406 Saara Leinonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3657 Those seeking post-adoption services for international adoption can contact: Saara Leinonen, tel. +358 9 3104 3657 helsinki.adoption@hel.fi
Service prerequisites: Post-adoption services are offered for those adopted in Finland and whose adoption process the Helsinki Social Services Department has taken care of and also for those adopted from abroad whose process Helsinki Adoption Service has taken care of.
Service id: 7685
Service title: Meeting place services
Service name synonyms: child welfare officers, family law service, parent and child living separately
Service headline: Supervised and supported meetings and exchanges are organised on the basis of an agreement confirmed by the child welfare supervisor or a court decision.
Service description: A child and parent living separately can meet each other at the meeting places arranged by the City of Helsinki through competitive tendering. At the meeting places, it is possible to organise supervised and supported meetings and supervised exchanges for children in Helsinki, if support or supervision is necessary for the best interests of the child. Supervised and supported meetings and exchanges are arranged on the basis of an agreement confirmed by the child welfare supervisor or a court decision, and they are free of charge for the families. The arrangement of meetings begins with the parents submitting to the Family Law Services Unit a decision concerning the meetings or an agreement confirmed outside Helsinki. After that, the unit makes a decision on the procurement of the service, and the decision is sent to both parents. The decision includes the contact information for the meeting place. The parents then book an introductory visit and the meeting times directly from the meeting place.
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: Children and parents living separately in Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Providing advice
Errand service name: Meeting place services
Errand service target groups: Children and Families, Youth
Contact channel type: E-mail
Contact channel name: Encrypted email is sent to this address
Contact channel email address: sote.tapaamispaikkapalvelut@hel.fi

Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Sending encrypted email
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en

Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Counseling
Contact channel phone number: 09 310 28889
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge

Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Service within social support
Contact channel phone number: 09 3104 3437
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge

Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Service within social support
Contact channel phone number: 09 310 43302
Contact channel call charge: toll free

Contact channel type: Mailing address
Contact channel name: Postal address
Contact channel personal service street address: Family law service/Meeting place services
Contact channel personal service postal code: PO Box 8620 
Contact channel personal service city: 00099 City of Helsinki
Service id: 9557
Service title: Walk-in service for matters relating to child maintenance
Service headline: You can come to us without an appointment to agree on child maintenance.
Service description: One of the contractual matters concerning a child is child maintenance. Child support is a monthly sum of money that the non-resident parent pays to the child, thereby contributing to the child's maintenance. Child support is confirmed by an agreement or a District Court decision. The parent who, after the separation, no longer lives at the same address as the child pays child support to the parent with whom the child is registered as living. If the child lives alternately with both of you, the possible child support can be ordered to be paid by either parent, regardless of which one the child is registered as living with. Our walk-in service can support you on matters relating to child maintenance. You can come to us together with the other parent to agree on continuing or amending your child maintenance agreement or decision. This may be the case, for example, when your ability to contribute to the child's maintenance is affected by unemployment. However, if you and the other parent are preparing your first child maintenance agreement or if determining the amount of child support requires more investigation than usual due to entrepreneurship, for example, please book a normal negotiation appointment through the centralised appointment booking service. The walk-in service requires the presence of both parents, and it is only intended for handling child support matters. The walk-in service is open on Tuesdays from 9.00-11.00. Queue numbers are available from 8.30-10.00 when both parents are present and forms have been filled in. You can get a queue number when both parents are present. The service point is at the City of Helsinki's Family Law Services Unit, Vironkatu 2, 4th floor.
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service id: 3089
Service title: Contraceptive counselling
Service name synonyms: sexual counselling, contraceptives 
Service headline: Advice on birth control and sexuality is available from, for example, your health station and the centralised contraceptive counselling service.
Service description: We provide advice and services regarding pregnancy prevention and sexually transmitted diseases at various healthcare facilities, including health stations, school health care, student health care, maternity and child health clinics, and centralised contraceptive counselling. All these units also offer guidance and support on matters related to sexuality. If you are considering starting birth control, we recommend contacting your health station or school nurse. For individuals under 17 years of age who are considering birth control, please reach out to our centralised contraceptive counselling service. They can also assist with matters such as contraceptive implants or difficulties related to birth control. Contraceptive counselling services are provided free of charge. Additionally, contraceptives are available free of charge for individuals under 25 and in specific circumstances. Free condoms can be obtained from health stations, school nurses, student health care nurses, maternity and child health clinics, and centralised contraceptive counselling units. 
Service target groups: Children and Families, Youth
Service prerequisites: The service is only for residents of Helsinki.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: E-service
Errand service name: Contraception anamnesis
Contact channel type: Printable form
Contact channel name: Preliminary information form for contraception
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Service id: 8547
Service title: Centralised contraceptive counselling
Service name synonyms: contraceptive implant. IUD, abortion, contraception
Service headline: Centralised contraceptive counselling is available to assist you with matters concerning contraceptive implants or any issues related to birth control. 
Service description: Information on birth control is provided at your local health station, in school and student health care, and maternity and child health clinics. Centralised contraceptive counselling is available for specific situations related to contraception, which are listed at the end of this text. You can reach us by phone, where a nurse will answer your call and provide contraception advice or help you schedule an appointment with a nurse or doctor. We also offer a call-back service. If you have a valid appointment for centralised contraceptive counselling or if it has been less than six months since your last visit, you can also send a message through Maisa. We are available to serve you at the health and well-being centres in Kalasatama and Vuosaari. The Kalasatama and Vuosaari health stations offer a walk-in, appointment-free consultation service for individuals under 25 years of age, regardless of gender. During these consultations, you can confidentially discuss contraception, sexuality, dating, relationships, menstruation, and other concerns with a nurse and sexual counsellor. For your first visit, you can fill out and print the background information form in advance to bring with you. Forms are also available in the waiting area. Appointments with nurses and doctors are free of charge. Contraceptives are provided free of charge for individuals under 25 and in certain other situations. For more information, please refer to the link provided at the end of this text. If you are not eligible for free contraceptives, you will receive an electronic prescription that you can use to purchase the product at a pharmacy.

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: E-service
Errand service name: Contraception anamnesis
Contact channel type: Printable form
Contact channel name: Preliminary information form for contraception
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Service id: 3049
Service title: Social and Patient Ombudsman
Service name synonyms: patient act, patient injuries, patient's rights
Service headline: You can contact a Social and Patient Ombudsman for advice if you or someone close to you has been mistreated in healthcare or social welfare or if you want information about your rights.
Service description: The Social and Patient Ombudsmen play a vital role in safeguarding the rights of clients and patients, ensuring their concerns are heard and addressed. The Ombudsmen also offer valuable guidance on the proper procedures for raising objections, filing complaints, and reporting instances of patient injury. Importantly, the Social and Patient Ombudsmen remain impartial, refraining from making judgments on medical treatments or personnel actions. When you reach out to a Social and Patient Ombudsman, you will usually receive a reply within one to three weekdays. The services provided by the Social and Patient Ombudsmen are entirely free of charge. Additionally, it's important to be aware that the Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS), as well as private healthcare service providers, each maintain their own distinct Patient Ombudsmen, ensuring comprehensive coverage and support across the healthcare landscape.
Service target groups: Individuals

There is one errand service linked to this service:

Errand service type: Providing advice
Errand service name: Social and patient ombudsmen's service
Errand service target groups: Individuals
Contact channel type: Telephone
Contact channel name: Social and Patient Ombudsmen's phone service
Contact channel availability: Open Mon-Thu 09-11
Contact channel phone number: +358 9 310 43355
Contact channel call charge: mobile call charge / local network charge

Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Encrypted email
Contact channel availability: Open every day around the clock
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en

Contact channel type: E-services
Contact channel name: Contact Social and Patient Ombudsmen
Contact channel availability: Open every day around the clock
Contact channel link title: Go to Omaolo
Contact channel link URL: https://www.omaolo.fi/palvelut/terveystarkastus?lang=en
Service id: 3058
Service title: Psychiatric outpatient clinic
Service name synonyms: psychiatric and substance abuse services, psychiatric outpatient treatment, psychiatric specialist health care, acute working group of the psychiatric outpatient clinic, urgent psychiatric appointment
Service headline: At the psychiatric outpatient clinic, we treat patients who have a serious mental disorder or a psychiatric illness, such as bipolar disorder.
Service description: Treatment at the psychiatric outpatient clinic is psychiatric specialist health care. Our treatment forms include individual and group discussions, occupational therapy and medication. You need a referral to the psychiatric outpatient clinic. Your need for special health care can be assessed, for example, by a health station doctor, occupational health doctor, student health care or Finnish Student Health Service doctor or a private psychiatrist. We always prepare a treatment plan together with the customer. The treatment plan is individual, fixed-term and goal-oriented. It can also include substance abuse services. Our services are free of charge.
Service prerequisites: Age: 18 or over Treatment can be sought via referral from a doctor or by calling the acute working group directly. The acute working group can also be contacted by a family member or a friend of the patient. The services are free of charge to the patient. Missed appointments are subject to a fee. 
Service availability: On weekdays, evening appointments one day a week. The acute working group services are available during the opening hours of the psychiatric outpatient clinic. Patients already being treated by the psychiatric outpatient clinic can seek an urgent psychiatric appointment without prior appointment from Monday to Friday between 9.30 and 10.00 am.
Service link title: Psychiatric outpatient clinics
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/Helsinki/en/socia-health/mental/mental/outpatient-clinics/
Service id: 3056
Service title: Psychiatric housing rehabilitation
Service name synonyms: Psychiatric and substance abuse services, psychiatric specialist health care, rehabilitation homes
Service headline: Housing rehabilitation offers supported guidance for the management of a psychiatric illness and the skills required for independent living.
Service description: The rehabilitation homes prepare their residents to cope with the symptoms of their illness, to care for their health, and to cope with everyday life and social interaction. The rehabilitation is based on a treatment and rehabilitation plan compiled in cooperation, as well as the weekly programme and various groups. Personnel is available on weekdays normally from 8 am till 5 pm. There is also a physician's, social worker's and occupational therapist's services available.
Service prerequisites: Age: 18 or more The service is intended for residents of Helsinki. Customers need a referral for the housing rehabilitation. The personnel will interview the potential residents, and the SAS working group will select the residents. The service is subject to a fee.
Service availability: The housing rehabilitation is a 24-hour service.
Service id: 3057
Service title: Psychiatric family care
Service name synonyms: family care, psychiatric and substance abuse services, psychiatric specialist health care
Service headline: Patients with long-term disorders are treated and rehabilitated in a home-like environment in the psychiatric family care.
Service description: Patients with long-term disorders are treated and rehabilitated in a home-like environment in the psychiatric family care. Family care offers treatment and rehabilitation for psychiatric long-term rehabilitation patients in a home-like environment. The family care homes are located in the eastern Uusimaa region. The family caregivers are people who have signed an agreement with the City of Helsinki, and have reserved rooms from their home, or more commonly, facilities in a separate building on the same plot, for the residents. The family care personnel visit the family care homes every week, and are responsible for the psychiatric special care support of the residents, and for the guidance of the work of the family caregivers. Functional groups and excursions are also organised for the residents. In some facilities, the residents live independently, supported by the family care personnel.
Service prerequisites: Age: 18 or more The service is intended for residents of Helsinki. The patients require a referral for family care. The personnel will interview the potential residents, and the SAS working group will select the residents. The service is subject to a fee.
Service availability: Family care is a 24-hour service.
Service id: 3043
Service title: Psychiatric Day Hospital
Service headline: Treatment at Psychiatric Day Hospital is possible when outpatient care is not sufficient. The treatment is accessed through a referral.
Service description: Treatment at Psychiatric Day Hospital is possible when outpatient care is not sufficient. Treatment at the Psychiatric Day Hospital is applied for through a referral from a psychiatric outpatient clinic, for example. The treatment is accessed through a referral. The patient is expected to commit to the treatment and the goals that have been set together. The objective of the treatment period is to help the patient to have insight and understanding about their own life and history, support them in finding tools for coping in difficult situations and offer information about various topics, such as rehabilitation options, intoxicants, matters that support a well-balanced life, diagnoses, managing symptoms, medical treatments, etc. During the treatment period, a rehabilitation plan for the time after the day hospital will be compiled. The patients participate in the treatment every weekday between 8am and 2pm. The treatment is based on cognitive and behavioural therapy methods as well as, in part, psychodynamic methods. The treatment methods used in the day hospital are community care, group care, discussion groups, functional groups, information groups (=psychoeducation), family meetings, home visits, network meetings and medical treatment
Service prerequisites: requires a referral The service is intended for residents of Helsinki.
Service id: 3055
Service title: Maternity and child health clinic psychologist
Service headline: We assess the child's development and the need for support. We also provide short-term discussion support for parents.
Service description: The maternity and child health clinic psychologist can support the child's development and help detect possible developmental challenges as early as possible. With parental consent, the child can be referred to us by a child health clinic's nurse or doctor, for example. The child can be referred to us to determine their developmental level and assess the need for support measures, or if the child is being considered for an examination of specialised medical care. For example, your maternity clinic's nurse or doctor can refer you to us if you have had previous miscarriages, suffer parental fatigue, or need short-term support in adjusting to parenthood. You need a referral to access our service. The service is free of charge.
Service id: 9576
Service title: Family centre neuropsychologist
Service name synonyms: Maternity clinic psychologist, child development, psychological examinations of children, referral to a psychologist, support discussions, postpartum depression
Service headline: A neuropsychologist examines the difficulties and strengths of the child or young person to find suitable support.
Service description: The neuropsychologist assesses, among other things, the child and young person's level of development, attentiveness, cognitive control and ability to regulate emotions and behaviour. A psychologist or doctor can refer the child or young person to us for examination for example in case of difficulties in learning, speaking, motor skills, attentiveness or interaction if the school's or early childhood education's support methods are not enough. The examination aims to find suitable individual support and possibly rehabilitation for the child or young person. The service is intended for 4-17-year-olds. You need a referral to access our service. The service is free of charge. 
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service id: 7447
Service title: Psychotherapy
Service name synonyms: mental health problems
Service headline: Psychotherapy treats psychological, i.e. mental health-related, problems by means of psychology.
Service description: Psychotherapy treats psychological, i.e. mental health-related, problems by means of psychology. When successful, psychotherapy provides the patient with tools for solving psychological problems and processing difficult thoughts. It helps create new thought patterns and modes of operation and solve problems in the patient's relationships. There are various forms of psychotherapy. At the centre of the procedures are discussions with a therapist. Some forms of psychotherapy can utilise means such as art. The therapy can be short-term or long-term, and it is available for individuals and groups alike. Psychotherapy is provided by public health care services and private service providers. Kela may reimburse the patient for psychotherapy purchased from a private operator with a doctor's referral. 
Service prerequisites: The service is only for citizens of Helsinki.
Service additional information: You can enquire about access to psychotherapy from your care provider, your local health station or the Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic. 
Service link title: Health stations
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/health/stations/
Service link title: Psychiatric centres
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/mental/psychiatric-substance-centres/
Service id: 9409
Service title: Speech therapy for children
Service headline: A speech therapist examines and rehabilitates children and young people with speech, language and communication challenges.
Service description: The objective of speech therapy is to strengthen the development of speech, language and communication of children and young people and prevent learning difficulties. Challenges in speech and language development may manifest as difficulties in producing or understanding speech. Speech therapists assess and support the child's linguistic development through various tests and exercises, including home exercises. An appointment with a speech therapist lasts for about 45 minutes. The child or young person attends the speech therapy appointment alone or with the parents. Remote appointments and group meetings are also possible. If needed, we can arrange an interpreter for the appointment. The number and content of the appointments are set according to the child or young person's needs. We can refer the child to further examinations and cooperate with their kindergarten or school, for example. Children and young people are usually referred to speech therapy by a maternity clinic nurse, school nurse or doctor. If you are concerned about your child's speech and language development, discuss the matter at the maternity and child health clinic or contact school health care. Speech therapy is intended for young people under the age of 16. You need a referral to access the service. The service is free of charge. 
Service target groups: Children and Families
Service prerequisites: Children's speech therapy is intended for children and young people between the ages of 0 to 16, who have problems in language and/or speech development. A referral from a health care unit in Helsinki is required for speech therapy. The service is only for those who use the health care services of Helsinki.
Service id: 5841
Service title: Psychiatric housing rehabilitation
Service name synonyms: psychiatric illness, independent living, rehabilitation in psychiatric services
Service headline: Housing rehabilitation offers supported guidance for the management of a psychiatric illness and the skills required for independent living.
Service description: Housing rehabilitation offers supported guidance for the management of a psychiatric illness and the skills required for independent living. The rehabilitation homes prepare their residents to cope with the symptoms of their illness, to care for their health, and to cope with everyday life and social interaction. The rehabilitation is based on a treatment and rehabilitation plan compiled in co-operation, the weekly programme and various groups. The nursing staff are usually present from 8.00-20.00 on weekdays and from 9.00-17.00 at weekends. Additionally, the residents are provided with the services of a doctor, a social worker and a functional therapist. 
Service prerequisites: Age: over 18. The service is intended for residents of Helsinki. Patients need a referral for the housing rehabilitation. The staff will interview the potential residents, and the SAS (placement and evaluation) working group will select the residents. The service is subject to a fee. The housing rehabilitation is a 24-hour service.
Service link title: Contact information
Service link URL: https://www.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/mental/psychiatric-substance-centres/
Service id: 5861
Service title: Psychiatric family care
Service name synonyms: City of Helsinki psychiatric care, family care, mental rehabilitation, psychiatric rehabilitation
Service description: Patients with long-term disorders are treated and rehabilitated in a home-like environment in psychiatric family care. Family care offers treatment and rehabilitation for long-term psychiatric rehabilitation patients in a home-like environment. The total number of residents is 45. 43 of them are in family care homes and two live independently under family care. The family care homes are located in the eastern Uusimaa region. The family caregivers are people who have signed an agreement with the City of Helsinki, and have reserved rooms in their home, or more commonly, facilities in a separate building on the same plot, for the residents. The family care staff visit the family care homes every week, and are responsible for the psychiatric special care support of the residents, and for the guidance of the work of the family caregivers. Functional groups and excursions are also organised for the residents. The two customers living independently live in Nikkilä village centre with the family care staff supporting them. 
Service prerequisites: Age: over 18. The service is intended for residents of Helsinki. The patients require a referral for family care. The staff will interview the potential residents, and the SAS (placement and evaluation) working group will select the residents. The service is subject to a fee. 
Service availability: Family care is a 24-hour service.
Service link title: Psychiatric centres
Service link URL: https://hkistaging.hel.fi/helsinki/en/socia-health/mental/psychiatric-substance-centres/