INVEST

Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State

INVEST

INVEST Research Flagship Centre provides a new model for the welfare states that is more equal, better targeted to problem groups, more anticipatory as well as economically and socially sustainable.

Based on cutting-edge research on the conditions and mechanisms involved at different periods of development, INVEST has evaluated and developed various universal and targeted interventions to improve the efficiency of the current welfare state institutions at critical points of the early life course.

News

Lapsen sandaalit.

Children of immigrant parents face significant barriers to mental health care in Finland

A new nationwide Finnish register study shows that children with two immigrant parents are significantly less likely to receive mental...

Koululaisia tablettitietokoneillaan.

Screen time among children and adolescents has increased over three decades – especially after COVID-19 pandemic

First systematic review to track long-term trends across pre- and post-pandemic periods finds dramatic rise in screen use among children...

Lapsi ikkunalla. / A child looking out of the window.

Decade of war linked to widespread PTSD and suicidal behaviour in Ukrainian children

For more than a decade, Ukrainian children have grown up with war as a constant backdrop. According to researchers, the...

Kirjasto.

Reading unlocks knowledge and adventures

Professor Johanna Kaakinen conducts her research on education, skills, and learning at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre. Read the special...

Developing mental health-aware care pathways for children and families

The growing mental health challenges faced by children and families are a widespread European concern. The joint Estonian–Italian–Finnish project Children...

Tutkijat keskustelevat.

New research-based approach updates welfare states to times of austerity

An international group of researchers propose a new, more sustainable approach for welfare states to update their policies. The approach...

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Events

Children’s ADHD, education, and family background 16.04.2026 - 16.04.2026

This academic year, the INVEST thematic research area “Education, Skills & Learning” led by Prof. Johanna Kaakinen brings monthly ☕coffee...

Näppä'imistö, jonka alle on abstraktisti kuvattu tietoa. / A keyboard.

Collaboration event for INVEST full population register data users 17.04.2026

INVEST and THL are organizing a collaboration event in Turku to strengthen collaboration in the use of register data. The...

Kuvituskuva

Sumia Akter and Alisa Jashari 24.04.2026

Sumia Akter and Alisa Jashari

Tutkija Publicumissa.

kolme henkilöä istuu pöydän ääressä tietokoneet edessään.

INVEST Fellowship Programme

Publicum and Educarium building at the University of Turku.