Children’s and young people’s mental health

This website contains services and links that support children’s and young people’s mental well-being. The site also contains contact information for places where you can ask for help and converse with mental health professionals.

Children’s and young people’s mental health

Family centre neuropsychologist

Psychologists or doctors may refer children and adolescents who struggle with learning, speaking, motor skills, focusing or interaction to us if the support measures provided by their school or early childhood education are insufficient.

Youth Station

At the Youth Station, we provide care to individuals aged 13 to 23 who are facing moderate mental health challenges.

Mental Health Service Unit Mieppi

The low-threshold Mental Health Service Unit Mieppi offers conversational support to promote mental well-being. Mieppi serves all young people over the age of 13 and adults. The Mieppi service units are located in Haaga, Kalasatama and Myllypuro.

Paediatric special clinics

We examine, treat and rehabilitate children under the age of 13 affected by mental and developmental disorders. We cooperate with the family centres.

Does your family or child need help?

Your concerns may be related to stressful everyday life or troubles in parenting, for example. Please, do not hesitate to contact us.

Information elsewhere

Mental health problems (Omaperhe)

Omaperhe contains information on getting peer support and professional help for mental health problems.

Child and Youth Helpline and Chat (MLL) in Finnish

Children and young people can call the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare helpline free of charge every day. Help is also available through the MLL chat service.

Sekaisin-chat in Finnish

In the Sekasin chat, young people can have anonymous one-on-one conversations with mental health professionals and trained volunteers.

MentalHub for young people in Finnish

The MentalHub for young people contains information and support on themes related to mental health.

Hyvä kysymys (Väestöliitto)

Hyvä kysymys ‘Good Question’ online service by Väestöliitto and some 40 partner organisations provides young people with information and support in questions about anything and everything.

Round-the-clock assistance for urgent needs

You can call emergency social services in urgent matters related to, for example, the unsafe conditions of a child, domestic violence or concerns about your loved one’s ability to cope at home.
Crisis emergency services can help you, for example, if you are dealing with the sudden death of a loved one, you have had a severe accident, or you have been a victim of violence.

See the contact information for emergency social services

See the contact information for crisis emergency services

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Youth Helsinki

This website contains information and links that can support you in maintaining your mental well-being. The site also contains contact information for places where you can seek help when you need it.

Jelppii pupil welfare

This site contains links to the pupil welfare websites of all comprehensive schools in the city. The site also includes information on the work of school psychologists and social workers.

Support for mental wellbeing

The Digimieli project produces reliable information and accessible care to support mental wellbeing.

Children’s and young people’s mental health