Classification of intervention in Child Welfare

For children under protection the statistics contain information about the kind of intervention (main groups 1-8), and whether the children receive assistance at home or are under protection care outside their home pursuant to the Child Welfare Service Act.

Intervention in Child Welfare 2026

For children and youth receiving measures the statistics contain information about the type of meseaure registered with from-to-date and legal basis. The legal basis decides whether it is an assistance- or care measure. Care measures is sanctioned in the Child Welfare Act § 5-1. From 2013 the measures are at two levels, the order is changed and there are several new measures compared to the version of 2007.