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The activities of the family clubs are preventive child protection. You can join the service under the guidance of a nurse of the Maternity Clinic or the Child Welfare Clinic or a social worker specialized in child welfare.
The employees of the group provide guidance on issues related to the childcare and upbringing as well as they support parenting. In family clubs you can learn everyday skills and prevent exhaustion and loneliness as a parent. The club also provides peer support for the families.
Family work is a form of support for families who have a need for social support. Family work is done at the client's home or in groups. The evaluation of the dedicated social worker of the family is required for receiving the service.
If the family has difficulties in coping with its everyday life such as the childcare or a sudden or a prolonged crisis, a family worker can support the family to cope with the situation. The family worker searches for networks that support the daily life of the family together with the family.
Influential Groups are a crucial component of participation in Turku. The city runs six official groups: Parliament of Children, Council of Immigrants, Council of Gender Equality, Council of Youth, Council of Elderly and Council of Disabled. The last three ones are statutory by law. The Turku-strategy is a guiding document for all groups.
In Turku, participation and community involvement has three main elements: communication, cooperation and interaction between citizens, city officials and decision-makers.
The Initial social services gives you general information on the social services. You will also get help in applying for complementary and preventive social assistance.
We guide you also in the following matters:
◾issues relating to the customer service of the social work
◾financial difficulties
◾problems in the everyday life
◾addiction problems
◾other challenges in life
◾social credit
Child Welfare Clinics aim to help people who are planning to get pregnant or prevent pregnancy, families expecting a baby, and children and their parents in making healthy and lasting everyday choices.
Child Welfare Clinics help families in matters related to health and perform health check-ups, among other things, according to national guidelines. In Turku the Child Welfare Clinics also function as teaching places for universities and vocational institutions.
The following services are available during office hours, that is, between 8.00 and 16.00.
Child Welfare
Between 8.30 and 15.30
+358 (0)2 262 6003
Social Services
Between 8.30 and 15.30
+358 (0)2 262 6003
Oral Health Care
Between 8.00 and 15.30
+358 (0)2 266 0644
- The customer is always in the middle of the new service delivery system.
