Psychosocial interventions

Psychosocial interventions can promote the mental health, prevent mental health problems and treat them at an early stage. We provide support on their use in social services, healthcare, schools and NGOs.

How to choose an intervention?

Our intervention bank provides information on the evidence-based effectiveness of interventions.

How to adapt an intervention?

Adapt interventions successfully with the help of research-based information and tools.

What is it about?

At present, children, adolescents and their parents receive mental health support on a random basis and often too late when the problems have already worsened. The effectiveness of the support is inadequate and varies regionally in Finland.

There is a need for easily accessible and effective psychosocial interventions in the services for children and adolescents. The interventions can be used, for example, to strengthen emotional skills, prevent bullying and support parenting. The use of effective interventions benefit children, adolescents, parents, services and society as a whole.

What do we do?

We produce reliable information on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions and promote their implementation in Finland. We cooperate with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, schools, NGOs and our international partners, among others.

Nordic cooperation

We are part of the NordicDataPrev network which assesses the effectiveness of evidence-based psychosocial methods and compiles research-based information for child and family services in the Nordic countries. In addition to Itla, the participants include Ungsinn from Norway and Metodguiden from Sweden.

In addition, we are part of Nordic network about the child’s first 1000 days. The goal of this collaboration is to increase knowledge and the sharing of knowledge at a Nordic level on how we can better ensure children’s development and health from pregnancy until the child reaches the age of two.

Further information 

Please contact us about any questions regarding Early Interventions.