Heidi Rantanen

Heidi Rantanen is a University Instructor and Doctoral Researcher in Health Sciences, focusing on child maltreatment prevention and family nursing care. Her work contributes to UN SDGs related to quality education and reduced inequalities. She leads research on family risk assessment tools, including a mobile application for parents to evaluate child maltreatment risks. Rantanen collaborates internationally through the ERICA Project, analyzing best practices across seven European countries. She actively presents at conferences on topics like identifying risk conditions in families and ethical considerations in child protection. She is a member of Hoitotieteen tutkimusseura ry (Nursing Research Society) from 2024-2025.

Her research integrates clinical guidelines with technological innovation, emphasizing family needs assessment and cross-cultural child welfare studies. Recent work includes a commissioned report on clinical practice guidelines for child maltreatment risk identification and a peer-reviewed article evaluating family services in child protection.

Rantanen has supervised a master’s student (name unspecified) and contributed to over 14 research outputs since 2018. Her 2022 mobile application project received policy citations and social media attention. Key collaborations span institutions in Europe, focusing on multidisciplinary approaches to safeguarding children.