Social and Crisis Emergency Service
Social and crisis emergency service responds to an urgent need of social welfare services around the clock, all through the week.
Social and crisis emergency service responds to the need for help from inhabitants as well as persons who find themselves in the region in circumstances that require a social welfare authority’s urgent action, urgent need of social services, or acute crisis relief.
The social and crisis emergency service can be contacted regarding the following matters:
• urgent child protection
• serious emergencies concerning individuals, families, or family members (fire, violence, or other accident)
• domestic violence and intimate partner violence
• rapid deterioration of an elderly person’s functional ability or wellbeing
• need for immediate assessment and/or assistance from a social welfare authority
Contact us
You can contact the social emergency service via telephone or the emergency response center 112.
Call us when you have an urgent need for social assistance.
Open 24 hours a day
Tuija Hölsö, Leading Social Worker, tel. 040-1986494
Links
Ostrobothnian Crisis Center Valo
The Ostrobothnia Shelter, Vaasa