Programme

The programme is tentative, and a detailed overview will follow soon

HIGHLIGHTS

• Gain insight about Neuvola-system to promote the maternity and child health Maternity and child health clinics - Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (stm.fi)
• Visiting the centre for culture and mental well-being
• Learning about Finnish unique suicide prevention methods
• Visits and increase in knowledge about E-Health projects of Finland
• Visit to the Silta-Valmennusyhdistys ry to learn about community rehabilitation for released prisoners
• Gain insight to Valo-Valmennusyhdistys ry projects that promote the mental health of vulnerable people in many different ways
• Visits to special vocational training centres 

• Hybrid conclusive workshop to report findings and insights gathered from observations during shadowing visits, workshops and working visits.
• The conclusive workshop will include a variety of partner organizations and national agencies. 

• The program offers the opportunity for the participants to have spaces of reflection, discuss the learnings of the visits and exchange experiences.

LEARNING FOCUS

Prevention and Promotion

• Learn about activities for refugee/migrant and other vulnerable populations in Finland 
• Discover innovative ways to promote mental health for the new family  
• Get opportunity to look in-depth into how suicide prevention systems work

Rehabilitation

• Unique opportunity to learn about Finland’s approach to rehabilitation of former prisoners towards a crime-free life and interact with Silta-valmennusyhdistys ry community rehabilitation for released prisoners.  

Community based mental health approach in practice

• Learn about different models of social housing for homeless and interact with professionals in the field 
• Gain knowledge on the bridging of psychiatric treatment - hospital/non-residential care and community-based services.