Sick leave for mental illness

The election manifesto explicitly points out that mental illness is increasing especially among women and young people without leading to expanded care or improved working conditions, and demands the right to rapid help also for burnout. The counter-proposal's demand for developed rehabilitation for mental illness with a focus on women's health and early signs directly responds to this. The plan further wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to delisting from insurance.

• mental illness among womendecisive»Stressrelaterade sjukdomar blir allt vanligare och psykisk ohälsa ökar särskilt bland kvinnor och hos unga utan att det leder till utbyggd vård eller förändrad arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stress-related illnesses are becoming increasingly common and mental illness is increasing particularly among women and young people without leading to expanded care or improved working conditions.”
• rapid help for burnout»Du ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt oavsett om du har brutit benet eller blivit utbränd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You should have the right to help quickly whether you have broken a bone or become burned out.”
• humane sickness insurance»Vänsterpartiet vill se en mänsklig sjukförsäkring och ett slut på utförsäkrandet av sjuka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a humane sickness insurance and an end to delisting the sick from insurance.”
• comprehensive security»utformade så att alla människor ska kunna leva tryggt, också den« (party programme ↗)“designed so that all people can live securely, also the”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto guards the principle that those too ill to work can rely on sickness insurance and wants greater financial security in illness. The party programme is explicitly feminist and requires a working environment that promotes health. The counter-proposal's requirement for developed rehabilitation for mental health problems with particular focus on women follows from these commitments.

• reliance on sickness insurancedecisive»Våra förbättringar av trygghetssystemen står på spel i höstens val – och vi slår vakt om principen att den som är för sjuk för att arbeta ska kunna lita på sjukförsäkringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our improvements to the security systems are at stake in the autumn election – and we guard the principle that those too ill to work can rely on sickness insurance.”
• financial security in illness»Också vid sjukdom är det nödvändigt med större ekonomisk trygghet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Also in illness, greater financial security is necessary.”
• feminist perspective on ill-health»Med denna grundsyn är socialdemokratin ett feministiskt parti.« (party programme ↗)“With this fundamental view, the Social Democrats are a feminist party.”
• health-promoting working environment»Det fordrar en arbetsmiljö, som främjar hälsa och välbefinnande.« (party programme ↗)“It requires a working environment that promotes health and well-being.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto commits to changing health insurance so it provides better security and that people are not shuffled between agencies, and to increasing access to mental health care. The party programme states that mental ill-health is growing and that an equality and gender perspective shall pervade care. The counter-proposal's demand for developed rehabilitation for mental ill-health with focus on women follows from these commitments.

• more secure health insurancedecisive»förändra sjukförsäkringen så den ger bättre trygghet vid sjukskrivning och se till att människor inte bollas mellan myndigheter när de behöver samhällets stöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“change health insurance so it provides better security during sick leave and ensure that people are not shuffled between agencies when they need society's support”
• care for mental ill-health»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to mental health care”
• growing mental ill-health»Den psykiska ohälsan växer, och leder till stort« (party programme ↗)“Mental ill-health is growing, and leads to great”
• gender perspective in care»jämlikhetsperspektiv ska genomsyra all vård« (party programme ↗)“equality perspective shall pervade all care”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly requires doing more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness and that rehabilitation be improved. It also wants to invest in research on stress-related mental illness and strengthen gender medical expertise, which meets the counter-proposal's focus on women's mental health. Suicide is also touched on in the plan's situation description, which supports a suicide-preventive perspective in sickness insurance work.

• rehabilitation for mental illnessdecisive»Gör mer för att förebygga, motverka och rehabilitera stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa. Vi vill göra sjukskrivningen mer flexibel och förbättra rehabiliteringen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Do more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness. We want to make sick leave more flexible and improve rehabilitation.”
• research on women's illness»Vi vill satsa på forskning om kvinnosjukdomar, den stressrelaterade psykiska ohälsan och stärka den genusmedicinska kompetensen inom vården.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to invest in research on women's diseases, stress-related mental illness and strengthen gender medical expertise within healthcare.”
• employer's rehabilitation responsibility»Arbetsgivare bör ta ett större ansvar för förebyggande insatser och rehabilitering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Employers should take greater responsibility for preventive measures and rehabilitation.”
• suicide as a social problem»tre fjärdedelar av dem som tar sitt liv är män« (2022 manifesto ↗)“three-quarters of those who take their own lives are men”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that the right to care and treatment is equally self-evident for both physical and mental illness and that sickness insurance shall be linked to support and rehabilitation for return to work. It moreover requires that the equality perspective be developed in healthcare, which bears the requirement for particular focus on women's mental health. The counter-proposal's requirement for developed rehabilitation for mental illness is thus supported.

• mental illness equaliseddecisive»Rätten till vård och behandling är lika självklar för både fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar.« (party programme ↗)“The right to care and treatment is equally self-evident for both physical and mental illness.”
• rehabilitation for return to work»kopplad till stöd och rehabilitering för att underlätta återgång till arbete.« (party programme ↗)“linked to support and rehabilitation to facilitate return to work.”
• equal healthcare»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska utvecklas i hälso- och sjukvården.« (party programme ↗)“The equality perspective shall be developed in healthcare.”
• primary healthcare's responsibility for mental illness»Primärvården bör ansvara för patienter med mildare psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Primary healthcare should be responsible for patients with milder mental illness.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme requires that psychiatric care be marked by accessibility and flexibility based on patient needs and that benefit levels be designed so that the individual is stimulated to participate in measures that lead to good health and return to work. Care should also consciously note differences between women and men. The counter-proposal's demand for developed rehabilitation for mental illness with focus on women follows from this.

• accessible psychiatric caredecisive»Psykiatrisk vård och omsorg ska präglas av tillgänglighet och flexibilitet utifrån patientens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Psychiatric care and treatment shall be marked by accessibility and flexibility based on patient needs.”
• stimulate rehabilitation»Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« (party programme ↗)“Benefit levels shall be designed so that the individual is stimulated to participate in measures”
• care adapted to gender»Vården måste medvetet beakta skillnader mellan« (party programme ↗)“Care must consciously note differences between”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly highlights that women are on sick leave to a greater extent than men and commits to both a national strategy against suicide and strengthened research on women's diseases. The counter-proposal's demands for better rehabilitation in mental illness, knowledge about women's mental health and a suicide-prevention focus align with this. The measures also aim to utilize the work capacity that exists, which is the plan's employment line.

• national suicide strategydecisive»Ta fram en nationell strategi mot självmord, med särskilt fokus på barn och unga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Draw up a national strategy against suicide, with particular focus on children and young people”
• women's higher sick leave»Kvinnor i Sverige förvärvsarbetar fortfarande i lägre utsträckning än män och är sjukskrivna i högre utsträckning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women in Sweden are still in the labour force to a lesser extent than men and are on sick leave to a greater extent.”
• research on women's health»Stärka forskningen gällande sjukdomar som drabbar kvinnor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen research on diseases that affect women”
• utilize work capacity»på den arbetsförmåga som varje enskild person har och bidra« (party programme ↗)“on the work capacity that each individual person has and contribute”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly commits to better adapting sick leave and occupational injury insurance for those with mental illness and to allocating more resources to preventive work and rehabilitation. It also wants to appoint a national coordinator for suicide prevention and see standardized monitoring of suicide-near cases. The counter-proposal's demands for developed rehabilitation in mental illness and suicide-preventive focus in sick leave insurance are therefore contained within the plan.

• sick insurance for mental illnessdecisive»Bättre anpassa sjuk och arbetsskadeförsäkring för dem med psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better adapt sick leave and occupational injury insurance for those with mental illness”
• prevention and rehabilitation»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources on preventive work and rehabilitation”
• suicide prevention»Tillsätta en nationell samordnare med ansvar för suicidprevention« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Appoint a national coordinator responsible for suicide prevention”
• shortcomings in rehabilitation chain»Samtidigt påvisar Riksrevisionen allvarliga brister i rehabiliteringskedjan kopplat till psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile, the National Audit Office reveals serious shortcomings in the rehabilitation chain related to mental illness.”