Improving access to mental health care for children and adolescents: lessons from Finland
27 August 2025
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Overview
Finland’s health system has struggled to meet a growing need for mental health care, particularly in young people. Factors that limit affordable access to mental health care for children and adolescents include a shortage of trained professionals, long waiting times, weaknesses in health coverage that exacerbate unequal access and issues linked to decentralization.
Editors
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Europe. (2025)
Number of pages
15
Reference numbers
ISBN: 9789289062213