We examine, treat and rehabilitate children under the age of 13 affected by mental and developmental disorders. We cooperate with the family centres. We are part of the Children and Young People's Specialist Appointments Network.
In addition, we provide consultancy to other professionals of the city working with children.
The psychiatric team for children helps children cope with the challenges related to, among other things, anxiety, depression, various fears and obsessive compulsive disorders. We also treat self-regulation difficulties, post-traumatic symptoms, mild to moderate developmental difficulties and specific learning difficulties as well as provide support for the child.
We are responsible for providing child psychiatry consultation to the family counselling centres in Helsinki.
You need a referral to become our customer.
Contact information
Location
The route to the main entrance
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens easily manually.
In the facility
- The customer service point is located on floor 2.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly. The glass doors have contrast markings.
- The waiting room of the customer service point has no queue number system. The waiting room has chairs.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on floor 2.