Therapy Navigator (Terapianavigaattori)
An anonymous online questionnaire (terapianavigaattori.fi) adults fill in before a first mental health assessment in Finland. Takes 20–30 minutes and gives a code for the professional.
Terapianavigaattori ("therapy navigator") is a digital questionnaire developed in the Finnish Terapiat etulinjaan programme. It helps identify an adult's mental health symptoms and supports the assessment of care needs. It does not give a diagnosis and does not refer you to treatment by itself: a professional uses the answers to choose suitable psychosocial support, such as guided self-help, short-term psychotherapy or specialist care.
Who and where
- Adults. Children and young people have their own versions (Lasten navi, Nuorten navi).
- Used by wellbeing services counties that apply the Terapiat etulinjaan model, and by the City of Helsinki, which asks new adult clients to fill it in before a first assessment.
- Students contact their school or university health care first.
How it works
- 1.Fill it in anonymously at terapianavigaattori.fi. Do not type your name or personal identity code into the text fields.
- 2.It takes about 20–30 minutes.
- 3.You get an 8-digit code. Keep it.
- 4.Give the code to the professional at your first contact. Handing over the code is your consent to use the answers for choosing treatment and to record them in your patient file.
- 5.You can download a report of your results.
Filling it in is voluntary; if you prefer not to, your situation is assessed another way.
Urgent situations
The navigator is not an emergency service. If you have suicidal thoughts and are unsure of your safety, seek an assessment right away (health centre, occupational or student health) or call 116 117. In an emergency call 112.