Child welfare social work, Itäkatu service point

Child welfare is a last resort form of support for a child and their family, which is in question when preventive and social care services are not sufficient. In all child welfare activities, the best interests of the child are paramount.

All children and young people who are customers of child welfare have their own social worker, whose task is to monitor their best interests. The social worker draws up a customer plan with the child, their network and loved ones.

You become a customer through an assessment for the need of child welfare.