Improving access to mental health care for children and adolescents: lessons from Finland

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
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