“We are looking for top talent and good ideas” – INVEST continues to grow with new researcher recruitment The INVEST flagship research centre continues to grow. During the spring, early summer and autumn several job positions have opened…
New international study investigates how shared care affects families’ financial well-being Shared care, in which children of separated parents live roughly equal amounts of time with each parent, has been increasing…
Christina Salmivalli was awarded the William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development The European Association of Developmental Psychology gives every two years The William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on…
INVEST’s three research consortia were granted Strategic Research Council funding The Strategic Research Council (SRC), established within the Academy of Finland, funds high-quality research with great societal relevance and impact…
Families’ long-distance moves within countries can increase the risk of school drop out It is often assumed that families move to improve their economic and social prospects, and that these additional resources can…
The INVEST flagship programme is now a Joint Research Centre INVEST strengthens its position as a competence centre of the welfare state. INVEST’s operations will now be more permanent and…
INVEST Senior Researcher Kirsi Peltonen receives the ESTSS Young Minds Award INVEST’s Kirsi Peltonen has been awarded the ESTSS The Young Minds in Psychotraumatology Award. The award is given out by…
Adolescent mental health problems have a link to later receipt of social assistance across income quintiles Mental health problems in adolescence increase the likelihood of receiving social assistance in early adulthood. The link was found in…
KiVa Antibullying Program in Paraguay The KiVa Program has now been in use at the Liberty School, Paraguay, for over four years. It was not…
Success Stories: COVID-19 related Policy and Service Success INVEST reacted effectively to the sudden needs created by the Covid-19 pandemic. In spring 2020, Professor Christina Salmivalli chaired a…
