Samha ry - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association

Samha ry - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association We are creating a future where communities understand mental health and substance abuse.

We help prevent mental illness, empowering people from different backgrounds with knowledge and tools to navigate the system and cope with daily life challenges.

16/03/2026

Rasismi ei ole ikinä vitsi – se on väkivaltaa!

🆘 Verkkoväkivalta lasten silmin -selvityksemme mukaan joka kymmenes 9–15-vuotias poika on sitä mieltä, että ihonväriin tai uskontoon liittyvät vitsit ovat ok.

Tällä viikolla 16.–22.3.2026 vietetään rasisminvastaista viikkoa, jonka teemana on turvallisuus.

Hadiya-kumppanuusverkosto, jossa Pelastakaa Lapset on jäsenenä, nostaa keskusteluun verkkorasismin, joka on verkkoväkivallan vakava muoto ja koskettaa useita lapsia, nuoria ja aikuisia.

❗ Rasismia ei ikinä pidä normalisoida, hyväksyä eikä ohittaa missään ympäristöissä. Rasistista käyttäytymistä ei myöskään oikeuta mikään, eikä vetoaminen “vitsailuun” poista teon vaikutuksia.

Tässä kumppanuusverkoston asiantuntijoiden vinkit aikuisille, miten toimia antirasistisesti:

1️⃣ Puutu – älä ohita
Tuomitse rasismi ja kyseenalaista rasististen kommenttien vähättely “vistinä”. Ilmianna rasistiset sisällöt digialustoilla. Älä tykkää rasistisista kommenteista äläkä seuraa sisällöntuottajia, jotka käyttävät rasistista kieltä.

2️⃣ Ole roolimallina lapsille
Pysähdy miettimään omaa käyttäytymistäsi ja käyttämääsi kieltä – myös somessa. Muista, että lapset saavat mallinsa sinusta.

3️⃣ Älä vähättele verkkorasismia
Se, että väkivalta tapahtuu verkossa, ei tee siitä yhtään vähemmän haavoittavaa. Päinvastoin – verkkoväkivalta saattaa tuntua kokijasta vielä pahemmalta, sillä sisällöt voivat levitä suurellekin yleisölle nopeasti.

Hadiya-kumppanuusverkostossa ovat kanssamme mukana Ehkäisevä päihdetyö EHYT ry, Suomen Somalialaisten liitto - Finnish Somali League, A-klinikkasäätiö, Samha ry - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Association, Sininauhasäätiö

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Appointment Booking: https://calendly.com/samha_ry

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The link to the article is below and you can find out LinkedIn account linked in our bio.



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Keinulaudankuja 4
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2pm until 4pm

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