Support services and healthcare

Student support aims to:

1. to support community and student individual well-being
2. to support the creation of a healthy and safe learning environment
3. to support learning
4. to promote mental health
5. to promote the well-being of the educational community
6. to prevent exclusion
7. prevent learning barriers, learning difficulties and other problems related to studying

(Pupil and Student Welfare Act 1287/2013, Section 6)

The South Savo welfare area has started its operations at the beginning of 2023. Student welfare services will remain unchanged and will continue to take place primarily in schools and educational institutions.

In addition to health-promoting services provided by nurses and doctors , student welfare services include curator and psychologist services . They are based on early support and aim to support and promote the health, social and psychological well-being of the student, prevent problems from arising and address problems that have already been identified.

With the launch of the South Savo welfare area, the recording of visits has partly changed. The curator's activities are in accordance with the Pupil and Student Welfare Act and the Social Welfare Act, and this creates a social welfare client relationship. The curator records matters in the social welfare client register. The nurse, doctor and psychologist, in turn, operate in accordance with the Health Care Act and record visits in the health care system. In other respects, the availability and operation of services remains unchanged.