Unit for Mental Health Promotion

"There is no health without mental health"

The staff of the Mental Health Group at STAKES has been transferred to the Unit for Mental Health Promotion of the new National Institute for Health and Welfare as of January 1st 2009. The unit aims to improve the mental health of the population and, more broadly, promote mental health work nationally and internationally.

Mental Health Act No. 1116/1990

Tasks:

• Promotion of mental health
• Prevention of mental disorders
• Development of mental health services

Activities:

• Research
• Development
• Collaborating and networking
• Informative guidance

Head of Unit

Eija Stengård
firstname.lastname@thl.fi

Postal address

THL, Health and Social Services,
Mental Health Promotion
P.O. Box 30, FIN-00271 Helsinki, Finland

Street address

Lintulahdenkuja 4, 2nd floor, 00530 Helsinki

The information concerning the organisational structure is no longer valid. However, the contact details are still up to date. STAKES personnel assumed their new duties at the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) in April 2009.
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