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Timo Toikko

Timo Toikko

Head of Department

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Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

[email protected] | +358 50 524 9708

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Research groups

IASSW Nordic Baltic Regional Resource Centre Finished 02.09.2019 - 01.09.2022
Interprofessional interaction in professional pro…
Social work research and education team 01.08.2023 -
Income support and child protection Finished 01.11.2021 - 31.12.2023
House of Effectiveness 01.11.2018 -

Projects

Multiagency social work to support clients released from prison in a digitalizing society (VAPAA) 01.01.2024 - 31.12.2025
Youth services at a crossroads - mapping the challenges of youth health and social services in wellbeing services counties Finished 01.11.2022 - 30.11.2023
Social Enterprises for Innovations in Environmental Sustainability, Africa & Finland (SES) 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024

Publications

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Assessing Organizational Culture and Support on Justice Perceptions Among Disabled Employees
Tassybekov, Almat; Burkhanova, Dana; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Journal of ethnic and cultural studies. 11: 207-227 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Child Maltreatment and Self-rated Health: Mediating Effect of Parent–child Conversation and Moderating Effect of Gender
Seppälä, Piia; Pfeifer, Michael; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Social work in public health. 39: 854-869 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Family intimacy and depression: a comparative study among adolescents in Finland
Barzoki, Meysam Haddadi; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Nordic journal of psychiatry. [Epub ahead of print 6 Dec 2024]: 1-9 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Female immigrant entrepreneurship – predicted by women’s empowerment in host country
Gaweł, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2024. International journal of sociology and social policy. 44: 586-606 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Lay perceptions of mental health among Afghan forced migrants residing in Finland
Farahani, Hadi; Martikainen, Jari; Golamrej Eliasi, Laleh; Tavakol, Mohamed; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Social work in mental health. 22: 645-674 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Macro-level predictors of child removals: Do social welfare benefits and services reduce demand for children’s out of home placements?
Toikko, Timo; Gawel, Aleksandra; Hietamäki, Juulia; Häkkilä, Laura; Seppälä, Piia; Zhu, Ning. 2024. Children and youth services review. 160: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Narratives of experts by experience: A journey from criminal to expert
Lindström, Janika; Rantanen, Teemu; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Journal of social work. 24: 415-433 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Terveyssosiaalityö ja sosiaaliset riskit psykiatrisessa erikoissairaanhoidossa
Rovamo, Essi; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti. 61: 18-29 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries: a two-level regression analysis
Rantanen, Teemu; Toikko, Timo. 2024. International journal of sociology and social policy. 44: 146-162 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The quality of institutions in shaping women’sentrepreneurship: A perspectiveof European Union member states
Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review. 12: 113-127 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The role of financial support in preventing the need for child protection services: a mixed method study on the effects and pathways of additional income support
Rantanen, Teemu; Juvonen, Tarja; Eklund, Kari; Toikko, Timo. 2024. European journal of social work. [Epub ahead of print 9 May 2024]: 1-14 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The threshold of child protection notifications is higher in municipalities with a high level of risk factors – Is this evidence of the inverse intervention law?
Seppälä, Piia; Zhu, Ning; Hietamäki, Juulia; Häkkilä, Laura; Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2024. Child abuse and neglect. 155: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Does the Immigration Issue Divide German Attitudes toward Social Welfare?
Häkkilä, Laura; Pfeifer, Michael; Toikko, Timo. 2023. German politics and society. 41: 72-98 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Emotional and Physical Violence Experienced by Children with Disabilities and Long-Term Illnesses
Seppälä, Piia; Toikko, Timo. Teoksessa: Martin, Colin; Preedy, Victor R; Patel, Vinood B (toim.) , 2023. Handbook of Anger, Aggression, and Violence. s. 1-19. Springer A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Family support services reduce the demand for emergency child removals at the community level
Hietamäki, Juulia; Seppälä, Piia; Häkkilä, Laura; Toikko, Timo. 2023. European journal of social work. 26: 1137-1151 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Finnish supervised probationary freedom as support for a desistance from crime
Järveläinen, Eeva; Rantanen, Teemu; Toikko, Timo. 2023. European Journal of Probation. 2024; 16: 115-134 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Psychosocial social work as part of interdisciplinary collaboration and care need assessment in psychiatric outpatient care
Arajärvi, Miina; Mönkkönen, Kaarina; Kekoni, Taru; Toikko, Timo. 2023. Nordic social work research. [Epub ahead of print 7 Aug 2023]: 1-18 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Quality of Governance and Welfare Generosity as Institutional Predictors of Entrepreneurship: European Perspective
Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2023. Sage open. 13: 1-17 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The Quality of Child Protection Buffers the Need for Emergency Child Removals—An Analysis of the Finnish Child Protection System
Hietamäki, Juulia; Seppälä, Piia; Häkkilä, Laura; Toikko, Timo. 2023. Journal of social service research. 49: 285-594 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Toimeentulotuen kuntakohtainen vaihtelu
Häkkilä, Laura; Toikko, Timo; Hietamäki, Juulia. 2023. Tutkiva sosiaalityö. : 134-145 D1 Article in a trade journal
Toimeentulotuki ja aikuissosiaalityö: Löytyykö keinoja toimeentulotuen tarpeen vähentämiseen?
Kivipelto, Minna; Elovainio, Mirka; Heinonen, Hanna-Mari; Hietamäki, Juulia; Jauhiainen, Signe; Korpela, Tuija; Sallinen, Heidi; Tanner, Niina; Teittinen, Antti; Toikko, Timo; Tolonen, Tarja. 2023. Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiön tutkimusjulkaisut. . Kunnallisalan kehittämissäätiö D4 Published development or research report or study
Vammaisiin naisiin kohdistuva lähisuhdeväkivalta
Piippo, Sisko; Toikko, Timo. Teoksessa: Sihto, Tiina; Vasara, Paula(toim.) , 2023. Hoivan pimeä puoli. s. 39-57. Gaudeamus A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
“How Can I Trust People When They Know Exactly What My Weakness Is?” Daily Life Experiences, and Resilience Strategies of Stateless Afghans in Iran
Farahani, Hadi; Nekouei Marvi Langari, Maliheh; Golamrej Eliasi, Laleh; Tavakol, Mohamed; Toikko, Timo. 2023. Journal of immigrant and refugee studies. [Epub ahead of print 18 April 2023]: 1-16 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Additional income support buffers the demand for child protection services at the municipality level
Toikko, Timo; Seppälä, Piia; McLaughlin, Thomas Chalmers. 2022. International journal of social welfare. [First published: 24 November 2022]: 1-13 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Family support services buffer the effect of child welfare notifications on child removals
Toikko, Timo; Seppälä, Piia; Häkkilä, Laura; Hietamäki, Juulia. 2022. Child and family social work. [First published: 08 September 2022]: 1-11 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Financial support for households and the demand for child protection services – a municipality-level analysis of income support for single-parent households and reimbursements for depression medicines
Häkkilä, Laura; Seppälä, Piia; Hietamäki, Juulia; Toikko, Timo. 2022. International journal of sociology and social policy. 42: 50-65 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
A Systematic Review of the Protective and Risk Factors Influencing the Mental Health of Forced Migrants: Implications for Sustainable Intercultural Mental Health Practice
Farahani, Hadi; Joubert, Natalie; Carter Anand, Janet; Toikko, Timo; Tavakol, Mohamad. 2021. Social sciences. 10: 334 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Asiakasturvallisuus sosiaalityössä
Pehkonen, Aini; Lähteinen, Sanna; Toikko, Timo. Teoksessa: Kurki, Taina; Jylhä, Virpi; Kekoni, Taru(toim.) , 2021. Asiakasturvallisuus sosiaali- ja terveysalalla. s. 43-50. Gaudeamus A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Does the immigration issue divide the left's attitudes towards social welfare? A study on public support of social benefits and services in the Nordic countries
Häkkilä, Laura; Toikko, Timo. 2021. International journal of sociology and social policy. 41: 51-66 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Kuntatason analyysi lastensuojelun avohuollon yhteydestä lastensuojeluilmoitusten ja sijoitusten väliseen suhteeseen
Toikko, Timo; Seppälä, Piia; Kraav, Siiri-Liisi; Häkkilä, Laura. 2021. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka. 86: 75-82 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Meanings of a client-employee relationship in social work: clients' perspectives on desisting from crime
Järveläinen, Eeva; Rantanen, Teemu; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Nordic social work research. [Epub ahead of print 23 Sep 2021]: 1-15 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Multimorbidity and polyvictimization in children - An analysis on the association of children's disabilities and long-term illnesses with mental violence and physical violence.
Seppälä, Piia; Vornanen Riitta; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Child abuse and neglect. 122: 105350 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Sosiaalisesti kestävä Kainuu
Pehkonen, Aini; Pyykönen, Anna-Maija; Okulov, Seija; Hämäläinen, Juha; Lindh, Jari; Pakarinen, Eine; Pikkarainen, Marita; Ruokolainen, Marja-Liisa; Salomäki, Irene; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and studies in social sciences and business studies. . D4 Published development or research report or study
Sosiaalisesti kestävää Kymenlaaksoa tekemässä
Pehkonen, Aini; Kinni, Riitta-Liisa; Puurunen, Piia; Hämäläinen, Juha; Ivakko, Elina; Junnonen, Sanna-Riitta; Laukkanen-Teräväinen, Jaana; Pakarinen, Eine; Pyykönen, Anna-Maija; Toikko, Timo; Kettunen, Marjut. 2021. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and studies in social sciences and business studies. . D4 Published development or research report or study
Sosiaalityön psykososiaalisen asiantuntijuuden hyödyntämiseen vaikuttavat tekijät nuorisopsykiatrian avohoidossa
Arajärvi, Miina; Mönkkönen, Kaarina; Kekoni, Taru; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti. 58: 46-60 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Survival stories as access to society. People with history of a crime as experts by experience
Lindström, Janika; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Nordic journal of criminology. [Epub ahead of print 7 May 2021]: 1-20 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Trust in European Institutions in Explaining the Entrepreneurship in European Union Countries
Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2021. Social sciences. 10: 195 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Are Children With a Number of Disabilities and Long-Term Illnesses at Increased Risk of Mental Violence, Disciplinary Violence, and Serious Violence?
Seppälä, Piia; Vornanen, Riitta; Toikko, Timo. 2020. Journal of interpersonal violence. 2021; 36: 11409-11434 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Association between Individualism and Welfare Attitudes. An Analysis of Citizens' Attitudes towards the State's Welfare Responsibility
Toikko, Timo; Rantanen, Teemu. 2020. Journal of social and political psychology. 8: 132-150 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Historiatietoisuus sosiaalityön itseymmärryksen rakentajana
Hämäläinen, Juha; Toikko, Timo. Teoksessa: Moilanen, Johanna; Annola, Johanna; Satka, Mirja(toim.) , 2020. Sosiaalityön käänteet. s. 274-301. Jyväskylän yliopisto A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Miesten työmarkkinoille kiinnittymisen edistäminen - Selvityshankkeen loppuraportti
Ahonen, Tiina; Haverinen, Ville-Samuli, Niiranen-Liikama, Päivi; Toikko, Timo. 2020. Publications of the University of Eastern Finland. Reports and studies in social sciences and business studies. . D4 Published development or research report or study
Paikkasidoksen ja hyvinvoinnin suhde sosiaalisen riskin tilanteissa
Pehkonen, Aini; Toikko, Timo. Teoksessa: Hänninen, Vilma; Kouvo, Antti; Kuusela, Pekka(toim.) , 2020. Elämää sinnittelevässä pikkukaupungissa: varkautelaisten arki ja hyvinvointi. s. 165-180. Tampere University Press A3 Book section, Chapters in research books
Sosiaalityön psykososiaalinen asiantuntijuus nuorisopsykiatrian moniammatillisen työyhteisön määrittelemänä
Arajärvi, Miina; Mönkkönen, Kaarina; Kekoni, Taru; Toikko, Timo. 2020. Janus: sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti. 28: 357-373 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The effects of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause, injury, cancer, and CVD mortality in a cohort of middle-aged Finnish men. A prospective study
Kraav, Siiri-Liisi; Awoyemi, Olutosin; Junttila, Niina; Vornanen, Riitta; Kauhanen, Jussi; Toikko, Timo; Lehto, Soili M; Hantunen, Sari; Tolmunen, Tommi. 2020. Aging and mental health. 2021; 25: 2219-2228 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Päihde- ja mielenterveystyöhön kohdistetut negatiiviset asenteet ja assosiatiivinen stigma
Rovamo, Essi; Toikko, Timo. 2019. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka. 84: 281-291 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
A marketization process in dispute: An analysis of serviced housing for the elderly in Finland, 2000-14
Toikko, Timo; Rantanen, Teemu. 2018. Social policy and administration. 2019; 53: 709-727 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community
Toikko, Timo; Pehkonen, Aini. 2018. International journal of sociology and social policy. 38: 754-765 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Health, Wellbeing and Social Support in the Groups of Employed and Unemployed in a Finnish Community
Toikko, Timo; Kulymbaevitch Uisimbayev, Yerkin; Pehkonen, Aini. 2018. Sociální práce. 18: 34-44 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Employees' attitudes towards welfare technology in substance abuse treatment in Finland
Rantanen Teemu, Toikko Timo. 2017. Nordic studies on alcohol and drugs. 34: 131-144 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
How does the welfare state model influence social political attitudes? An analysis of citizens' concrete and abstract attitudes toward poverty
Toikko Timo, Rantanen Teemu. 2017. Journal of international and comparative social policy. 33: 201-224 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
The relationship between individualism and entrepreneurial intention - a Finnish perspective
Rantanen Teemu, Toikko Timo. 2017. Journal of enterprising communities. 11: 289-306 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Becoming an expert by experience: An analysis of service users' learning process
Toikko, Timo. 2016. Social work in mental health. 14: 292-312 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
What is the Best Outsourcing Strategy? Nonlinear Association between the Outsourcing Degree of Institutional Care and the Costs of Substitute Care in Child Welfare within Finnish Municipalities
Toikko Timo. 2016. Human service organizations : management, leadership & governance. 2017; 41: 30-43 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research
Who supports privately provided public services? An analysis of Finnish citizens' attitudes toward public service marketization
Toikko, Timo. 2016. Studia Oeconomica Posnaniensia. 4: 122 - 139 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research

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Assessing Organizational Culture and Support on Justice Perceptions Among Disabled Employees

Child Maltreatment and Self-rated Health: Mediating Effect of Parent–child Conversation and Moderating Effect of Gender

Family intimacy and depression: a comparative study among adolescents in Finland

Female immigrant entrepreneurship – predicted by women’s empowerment in host country

Lay perceptions of mental health among Afghan forced migrants residing in Finland

Macro-level predictors of child removals: Do social welfare benefits and services reduce demand for children’s out of home placements?

Narratives of experts by experience: A journey from criminal to expert

Terveyssosiaalityö ja sosiaaliset riskit psykiatrisessa erikoissairaanhoidossa

The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries: a two-level regression analysis

The quality of institutions in shaping women’sentrepreneurship: A perspectiveof European Union member states

The role of financial support in preventing the need for child protection services: a mixed method study on the effects and pathways of additional income support

The threshold of child protection notifications is higher in municipalities with a high level of risk factors – Is this evidence of the inverse intervention law?

Does the Immigration Issue Divide German Attitudes toward Social Welfare?

Emotional and Physical Violence Experienced by Children with Disabilities and Long-Term Illnesses

Family support services reduce the demand for emergency child removals at the community level

Finnish supervised probationary freedom as support for a desistance from crime

Psychosocial social work as part of interdisciplinary collaboration and care need assessment in psychiatric outpatient care

Quality of Governance and Welfare Generosity as Institutional Predictors of Entrepreneurship: European Perspective

The Quality of Child Protection Buffers the Need for Emergency Child Removals—An Analysis of the Finnish Child Protection System

Toimeentulotuen kuntakohtainen vaihtelu

Toimeentulotuki ja aikuissosiaalityö: Löytyykö keinoja toimeentulotuen tarpeen vähentämiseen?

Vammaisiin naisiin kohdistuva lähisuhdeväkivalta

“How Can I Trust People When They Know Exactly What My Weakness Is?” Daily Life Experiences, and Resilience Strategies of Stateless Afghans in Iran

Additional income support buffers the demand for child protection services at the municipality level

Family support services buffer the effect of child welfare notifications on child removals

Financial support for households and the demand for child protection services – a municipality-level analysis of income support for single-parent households and reimbursements for depression medicines

A Systematic Review of the Protective and Risk Factors Influencing the Mental Health of Forced Migrants: Implications for Sustainable Intercultural Mental Health Practice

Asiakasturvallisuus sosiaalityössä

Does the immigration issue divide the left's attitudes towards social welfare? A study on public support of social benefits and services in the Nordic countries

Kuntatason analyysi lastensuojelun avohuollon yhteydestä lastensuojeluilmoitusten ja sijoitusten väliseen suhteeseen

Meanings of a client-employee relationship in social work: clients' perspectives on desisting from crime

Multimorbidity and polyvictimization in children - An analysis on the association of children's disabilities and long-term illnesses with mental violence and physical violence.

Sosiaalisesti kestävä Kainuu

Sosiaalisesti kestävää Kymenlaaksoa tekemässä

Sosiaalityön psykososiaalisen asiantuntijuuden hyödyntämiseen vaikuttavat tekijät nuorisopsykiatrian avohoidossa

Survival stories as access to society. People with history of a crime as experts by experience

Trust in European Institutions in Explaining the Entrepreneurship in European Union Countries

Are Children With a Number of Disabilities and Long-Term Illnesses at Increased Risk of Mental Violence, Disciplinary Violence, and Serious Violence?

Association between Individualism and Welfare Attitudes. An Analysis of Citizens' Attitudes towards the State's Welfare Responsibility

Historiatietoisuus sosiaalityön itseymmärryksen rakentajana

Miesten työmarkkinoille kiinnittymisen edistäminen - Selvityshankkeen loppuraportti

Paikkasidoksen ja hyvinvoinnin suhde sosiaalisen riskin tilanteissa

Sosiaalityön psykososiaalinen asiantuntijuus nuorisopsykiatrian moniammatillisen työyhteisön määrittelemänä

The effects of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause, injury, cancer, and CVD mortality in a cohort of middle-aged Finnish men. A prospective study

Päihde- ja mielenterveystyöhön kohdistetut negatiiviset asenteet ja assosiatiivinen stigma

A marketization process in dispute: An analysis of serviced housing for the elderly in Finland, 2000-14

Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community

Health, Wellbeing and Social Support in the Groups of Employed and Unemployed in a Finnish Community

Employees' attitudes towards welfare technology in substance abuse treatment in Finland

How does the welfare state model influence social political attitudes? An analysis of citizens' concrete and abstract attitudes toward poverty

The relationship between individualism and entrepreneurial intention - a Finnish perspective

Becoming an expert by experience: An analysis of service users' learning process

What is the Best Outsourcing Strategy? Nonlinear Association between the Outsourcing Degree of Institutional Care and the Costs of Substitute Care in Child Welfare within Finnish Municipalities

Who supports privately provided public services? An analysis of Finnish citizens' attitudes toward public service marketization