Salvares

Salvares is a child welfare services provider operated by Ab Salvares Oy, based at Laivakatu 6 in Vaasa, Finland. The organisation offers support through residential child welfare units, outpatient services and psychological services. Its services are available in both of Finland’s national languages and are tailored to the needs of each young person and their family.

This personalised approach allows Salvares to provide support in different settings, whether a young person needs care in a residential unit or assistance through services delivered outside a unit. The company’s website presents its work as focused on child welfare and highlights its residential, outpatient and psychology offerings. The name Salvares comes from the Latin word “salvare,” meaning “to heal”; the word has also been used in Latin and Greek with the meaning “beautiful harbour.

” Salvares can be contacted by phone, with separate numbers listed for its two units. Its services are intended for young people and families seeking child welfare support suited to their circumstances