Timo Toikko
Head of Department
Professor
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 524 9708
Research groups
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IASSW Nordic Baltic Regional Resource Centre Finished 02.09.2019 - 01.09.2022 -
Interprofessional interaction in professional professional practices and studies -
Social work research and education team 01.08.2023 - -
Income support and child protection Finished 01.11.2021 - 31.12.2023
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Research Group: Child Welfare Services 01.01.2022 - -
House of Effectiveness 01.11.2018 -
Projects
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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
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Social Enterprises for Innovations in Environmental Sustainability, Africa & Finland (SES) Finished 01.01.2023 - 31.12.2024
Publications
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A Risk or a Buffer? The Dual Role of Poverty in Community Perceptions of Child Protection Demand
Zhu, Ning; Hietamäki, Juulia; Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Child and family social work. [Epub ahead of print 18 June 2025]: 1-12 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Accumulating social risks in psychiatric care
Rovamo, Essi; Ristolainen, Hanna; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Nordic social work research. [Published online: 08 Sep 2025]: 1-15 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Association of municipalities’ economic context with the demand for child protection
Zhu, Ning; Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Journal of public child welfare. [Epub ahead of print 9 May 2025]: 1-24 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
From Notifications to Removals: How Immigration Shapes Child Welfare Protection at Finland’s Municipality Level
Zhu, Ning; Gawel, Aleksandra; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Child indicators research. [Epub ahead of print 13 May 2025]: 1-20 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Investigating the Capability Approach: How Long-Term Unemployed People in Finland Perceive Their Access to Commodities, Conversion Factors and Capabilities
Ahonen, Tiina; Mäki-Opas, Tomi; Kouvo, Antti; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Social indicators research. 177: 647-669 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Kuntatason analyysi lapsiperheiden sosiaalihuollon peruspalveluiden ja lastensuojelun erityispalveluiden yhteydestä
Seppälä, Piia; Jaakola, Anne-Mari; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka. 90: 285-294 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Mikä ohjaa päätöksentekoa? Sosiaalityöntekijöiden näkemykset lastensuojelun avohuollon tukitoimien valinnasta
Kotisaari, Tuuli; Hietamäki, Johanna; Vornanen, Riitta; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Janus: sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti. 33: 191-207 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Miten hyvinvointivointipalveluista vaikuttavasti hyvinvointia
Mäki-Opas, Tomi; Toikko, Timo; Kivipelto, Minna. 2025. Sosiaalilääketieteellinen aikakauslehti. 62: 239-241 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Protective effects of belief in a just world on mental health in urban Chinese young adults: presence of meaning in life as a mediator
Zhou, Jing; Toikko, Timo. 2025. Current psychology. 44: 10271-10285 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Research-policy-practice in developing a systems approach to child protection: a county-level case in China
Zhu, Ning; Vornanen, Riitta; Toikko, Timo; Zhao, Fang. 2025. Children and youth services review. 177: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research