FSD3921 Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Residential Units 2020
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Download the data
Study description in other languages
Related files
Study title
Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Residential Units 2020
Dataset ID Number
FSD3921
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3921https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3921
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
Abstract
The data is part of a survey conducted by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, which aimed to provide information on the activities, scope and content of round-the-clock child protection units. The survey was part of the Lasteri project. This dataset surveys the activities of residential units, their target groups, areas of special expertise, the number of units and staff, services related to children's healthcare and care, cooperation between different actors, staff education levels, as well as the guidance and supervision of the units. In the survey, a residential unit refers to an independent functional entity within a child protection institution, with its own staffing ratio and premises separate from other residential units. The dataset contains several open-ended questions.
First, the type, size, location, facilities, and daily rates of the housing unit were surveyed. Questions were also asked about the age range and placement criteria of the children and young people in the unit. Furthermore, the survey charted the unit's basic services and areas of special expertise and assessed their adequacy. The respondents were asked how much children participate in planning the content and schedules of daily life.
Next, questions focused on the schooling and education of the children and young people in the unit, as well as their access to primary healthcare and specialist medical services. The respondents were asked about the special situations within the unit, special care arrangements, and the use of restrictive measures such as limiting contact, confiscating items, and conducting various checks. They were also asked to evaluate cooperation with municipal authorities and the social workers responsible for the children.
The number, education level, and work experience of the unit's staff were surveyed. The study also charted how work supervision for care and educational staff is organised. Finally, the unit's operational plan, guidance, and supervision were addressed, including questions about monitoring and inspection visits.
The background variable is the number of places in the housing unit.
Keywords
child protection; children in care; personnel; residential child care; resources; sheltered housing; social care; social services; social work
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Social welfare systems/structures (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Children (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Youth (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.
Data Collector
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Funders
- Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Time Period Covered
2020
Collection Dates
2020-03-23 – 2020-07-31
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Organization/Institution
Universe
Residential units in child welfare institutions and professional foster homes providing round-the-clock substitute and non-institutional care in accordance with the Child Welfare Act and the Family Care Act
Time Method
Cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Total universe/Complete enumeration
The questionnaire was sent to all child welfare institutions - whether run by municipalities, joint municipal authorities, the state, private service providers or non-profit organisations - and to professional family homes. The questionnaires were addressed to the municipality/joint municipal authority, the service providers, the operational units and the residential units. In total, 228 responses were received from residential units.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)
Research Instrument
Semi-structured questionnaire
Data File Language
Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.
The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.
FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.
Data Version
1.0
Related Datasets
FSD3918 Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Municipalities 2020
FSD3919 Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Service Providers 2020
FSD3920 Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Operational Units 2020
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
Conducting the survey during COVID-19 pandemic reduced the number of responses. There were difficulties in delivering the questionnaires to the residential units.
The researcher has removed identifying information from the data, such as respondent's personal data and information on the region. Also mentions of the unit and references to the unit's function/region were removed from the open-ended responses by the researcher
The names of units and organisations as well as identifying information referring to them have been removed from the data at FSD. In addition, the open variable on staff language skills have been removed from the data at FSD for identification reasons.
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
Citation Requirement
The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.
Bibliographical Citation
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare: Round-the-clock Child Welfare Services: Residential Units 2020 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-03-21). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3921; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3921
Deposit Requirement
Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
Disclaimer
The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
Related Materials
Related Publications
Study description in machine readable DDI-C 2.5 format
Metadata record is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.