A prospective observational study evaluating the short-term effectiveness of residential care for adolescents as “service as usual”: A study protocol

• Pia K. Eriksson ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: pia.eriksson@thl.fi

  Affiliations Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Safety and Protection, Child Welfare Services, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9892-9349

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• Elina Aaltio,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4834-5473

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• Mikko Aaltonen,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Law School, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland

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• Taina Laajasalo

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Safety and Protection, Child Welfare Services, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

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