Fragile Childhood in English

The Fragile Childhood activity has begun in 1986 and has been established as a well-known form of activity in Finland. Its goal is to help children who suffer from parental alcohol misuse.

The programme works on three levels:

1. equipping professionals and
2. activating the civil society as well as
3. providing children with direct help through new methods.

Fragile Childhood is funded by the Finnish Slot Machine Association.

PROJECT MATERIAL IN ENGLISH


Teuvo Peltoniemi: Prevalence and harms for children of alcohol families in Finland according to the national 1994, 2004 and 2009 Fragile Childhood surveys » See the presentation on Encare webpage

Ombudsman for Children and A-Clinic Foundation with NGO's:
Initiative to the Minister of Health and Social Affairs on reducing the use of alcohol and the problems caused to children from parental drinking, Janaury 2007. » Download pdf


Presentations in conferences and seminars

Minna Ilva: E-based interventions strenghtening children of substance misusing parents: case Shadow World, Ljubljana 22 January 2009 » Download pdf

Minna Ilva: Innovative services for helping children of substance abusing parents (work shop presentation in International Forum for Child Welfare, in Cardiff, UK October 2008.) » Download pdf

Teuvo Peltoniemi: Trying to influence the process of a social problem. The Fragile Childhood project in Finland since 1986. » Download pdf

Articles

Holmila, Marja; Ilva, Minna; Itäpuisto, Maritta; Järventaus, Antti: Web-based questionnaire as a venue of data collection on children's and adolescents' experiences and needs in families with an alcohol- or drug using parent. (Paper to the Conference on Methodological Challenges in Childhood and Family Research Tampere October 2007).  » Sent upon request

Contact

Email addresses are in the format of forename.surname[at]a-klinikka.fi 

Janne Takala
Project Coordinator
tel +358 50 3629014

Anu Pärssinen
Project Coordinator