USM
Understödsföreningen för svenskspråkig missbrukarvård rf
Malax, Finland
About
Founded in 1990, USM is a non-profit association based in Malax, Finland working on addiction, children & youth, justice & legal aid.
USM r.f. is a non-profit registered association founded in 1990 that provides Swedish-language addiction care and support in Finland. Its services include free support conversations, family support for relatives, group activities for people in recovery, supported housing, outreach support for criminal sanction clients, and youth programmes for children of parents with addiction or mental health problems. The association also offers consultation, training, lectures and educational materials for professionals and the public. Its head office is in Malax, Ostrobothnia, with offices in Närpes and Vasa, and it serves Swedish-speaking Finland as a whole. Funding comes from foundations, STEA, purchased services and membership fees.
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Ninni för de bortglömda barnen
ViewChildren & Youth · Finland
Individual support, discussion groups, activity days and camps for children and young people growing up in families affected by substance use, addiction and/or mental ill-health.
De osynliga anhöriga
ViewAddiction · Finland
STEA-funded project (2024-2026) providing free support services for young and adult relatives of people with addiction or criminal behaviour, and for professionals working with them.
Halvvägshemmet
ViewAddiction · Finland
Supported housing for people who have completed treatment for alcohol, drug or gambling misuse, with aftercare in the form of group support and social guidance.
Gruppverksamheten
ViewAddiction · Finland
Low-threshold, free daily group activities for sober alcohol, drug and gambling misuse recovery, held in Malax on weekdays.
Brottspåföljdsverksamheten
ViewJustice & Legal aid · Finland
Outreach support for Swedish- and bilingual criminal sanction clients, including prison visits, individual support through the sentence process and after release, aiming at a sober, crime-free lifestyle.
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