Violence against children, young people and particularly vulnerable and exposed persons

The plan demands action against violence against women, children and other vulnerable people and establishes that social services must be guaranteed sustained support in the work against violence in close relationships. It also wants to strengthen children's rights and invest in school health and early social support. A geriatric health care programme, trauma screening of children and home visits are concrete expressions of the preventive, early detection line.

• action against violencedecisive»I ett tryggt samhälle tar vi krafttag mot våld, hedersförtryck och sexuella kränkningar mot kvinnor, barn och hbtqi-personer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In a safe society, we take action against violence, honour-related oppression and sexual harassment of women, children and LGBTQI people.”
• sustained support against violence in close relationships»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed sustained and stable support for the work against violence in close relationships.”
• strengthened child rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“The development towards stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”
• early interventions for children»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It requires investments not only in teaching but also in school health, special education teachers, leisure activities and social support.”

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 requires forceful combating of violence against children and of violence in close relationships, and wants early measures through a strengthened social services and ambitious efforts against mental ill-health among children and young people. A trauma screening programme, home visits and an elderly health care programme are precisely such early and outreach measures to detect vulnerability. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal's requirements.

• combat violence against childrendecisive»Kraftfullt bekämpande av våld mot barn och stöd till barn som bevittnar våld.« (party programme ↗)“Forceful combating of violence against children and support for children witnessing violence.”
• stop violence in close relationships»Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Vigorous action to stop honour-related violence, sexual offences and men's violence against women.”
• early detection through social services»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services are strengthened is central to catching young people in time.”
• early measures for children»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious efforts against mental ill-health, especially among children and young people.”

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 wants more early outreach efforts such as home visits and family centers, and establishes that prevention and early support is the most powerful measure. Trauma screening and a health programme that catches violence exposure early is the same kind of early detection the plan seeks, and the plan additionally wants to strengthen protection for violence victims throughout the country. The counter-proposal's requirement thus lies within the plan's commitments.

• home visits and early effortsdecisive»Vi vill också se fler tidiga uppsökande insatser som exempelvis hembesök och familjecentraler.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to see more early outreach efforts such as for example home visits and family centers.”
• prevention before reaction»Den mest kraftfulla åtgärden mot brott är att förebygga att de sker och stöd måste ges i tid.« (party programme ↗)“The most powerful measure against crime is to prevent them from happening and support must be given in time.”
• coordinated support for violence victims»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a door out for violence victims throughout the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after leaving.”
• strengthened protection against violence»Miljöpartiet vill stärka skyddet för dem som utsätts för våld – genom fler skyddade boenden, bättre stöd från socialtjänst och rättsväsende, samt långsiktiga insatser för att bygga ett nytt liv i trygghet.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to strengthen protection for those subjected to violence – through more sheltered housing, better support from social services and the justice system, and long-term efforts to build a new life in security.”

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 establishes that preventive work must start early and permeate the whole society, and that school and care staff should be trained to more quickly detect violence. Trauma screening of children, home visits and an elderly care programme are precisely such structures for early detection that the plan requests. Children's unconditional protection against violence inside and outside the home reinforces the conclusion.

• early preventive workdecisive»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must start early and permeate the whole society.”
• structures for early detection»Skolpersonal och vårdpersonal bör utbildas och nationell frånvarostatistik införas för att snabbare kunna upptäcka hedersvåld.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School staff and care staff should be trained and national absence statistics introduced to more quickly be able to detect honour violence.”
• initiatives already in preschool»Därför är det viktigt att förebyggande insatser genomsyrar hela samhället och att det offentliga lägger grunden redan i förskolan och skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore it is important that preventive initiatives permeate the whole society and that the public lays the foundation already in preschool and school.”
• children's protection against violence»villkorslöst skydd mot våld och förnedring inom och utom hemmet« (party programme ↗)“unconditional protection against violence and humiliation inside and outside the home”

The election manifesto promises national home-visiting programmes from social services and increased action against violence with better protection and support for victims, and the party programme states that early and preventive measures are crucial and that all forms of violence in intimate relations shall be prevented. The counter-proposal's trauma screening, home visits and elder healthcare programme are exactly such early detection measures. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demands in substance.

• national home-visiting programmesdecisive»Vi vill se nationella hembesöksprogram från socialtjänsten för nyblivna förstagångsföräldrar i utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to see national home-visiting programmes from social services for first-time parents in vulnerable areas”
• early preventive measures»Tidiga och förebyggande insatser är avgörande.« (party programme ↗)“Early and preventive measures are crucial.”
• prevent violence in intimate relations»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld ska förebyggas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in intimate relations and gender-related violence shall be prevented.”
• strengthened protection for violence victims»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through, among other things, higher sentences for sexual crimes and better protection and support for victims.”

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 promises a coherent child and youth health service with greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service and parental support programmes for all parents, as well as elderly talks in all municipalities to break elderly isolation. The counter-proposal's trauma screening, home visits and elderly health care programmes are the same type of universal, early detection measures. The party programme furthermore demands adequate support and protection for those subjected to violence in close relationships.

• universal child health caredecisive»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”
• elderly talks in all municipalities»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Break elderly involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities”
• protection against close-relation violence»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
• obligatory parental support»Förebygg brott genom att stärka familjerna och föräldraansvaret och göra det obligatoriskt med föräldrastöd i alla Sverige kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening families and parental responsibility and make parental support obligatory in all Swedish municipalities.”

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's main commitment is the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times, with early detection as the method: mandatory language follow-up at age three and home visits to detect abuse. The election manifesto also wants to establish elderly peace with special measures for elderly crime victims. The counter-proposal's demands for child trauma screening, an elderly health care programme and home visits align with these commitments to early detection and protection for the vulnerable.

• home visits detect abusedecisive»Införa hembesök hos den som lever på försörjningsstöd för att upptäcka missförhållanden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce home visits to those living on subsistence benefits to detect abuse”
• early mandatory screening»Införa obligatorisk språkuppföljning vid 3 års ålder för att upptäcka barn som inte kan tala svenska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce mandatory language follow-up at age 3 to detect children who cannot speak Swedish”
• protection for elderly crime victims»Utreda införandet av en statlig stödlinje för äldre brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigate the introduction of a government support line for elderly crime victims”
• crime prevention reform package»Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It involves over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse 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 requires an action plan for those exposed to violence in close relationships and explicitly favours regular home visits and increased follow-up of children at risk of exposure. The counter-proposal's requirement for trauma screening of children, home visits and an elderly healthcare programme against violence aligns with this. The plan also wants social services' preventive efforts to increase to catch children at risk early.

• action plan against relationship violencedecisive»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those exposed to violence in close relationships”
• home visits to detect exposure»Socialtjänst och polis bör göra regelbundna hembesök i hushåll där hedersnormer misstänks.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services and police should make regular home visits to households where honour norms are suspected.”
• early preventive measures»Att socialtjänstens förebyggande insatser ska öka för att tidigt fånga upp ungdomar på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services' preventive efforts shall increase to catch youths at risk early”
• proactive elderly healthcare»Äldresamtal skulle exempelvis ge både samhället och närstående möjlighet att upptäcka begynnande eller pågående sjukdomstillstånd i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Elderly talks would for example give both society and next of kin the opportunity to detect emerging or ongoing illness early.”

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.