Leisure time for children and young people

The plan explicitly demands that children and young people be given opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities and that leisure activities and social support be expanded, as a central part of crime prevention work. It also highlights that psychological distress among young people is widespread. Developing new proposals for open leisure activities and strengthened living conditions for young people therefore lies directly in line with the plan.

• supported leisure activities for youthdecisive»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and youth opportunities for municipally supported leisure activities”
• prevention before repression»Det kräver nämligen omfattande förebyggande insatser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That requires comprehensive preventive measures”
• investment in leisure activities»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It requires investments not just in education but also in student health, special educators, leisure activities and social support”
• youth psychological distress»Alltför många barn far illa idag och den psykiska ohälsan bland unga är utbredd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too many children are struggling today and psychological distress among young people is widespread”

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 explicitly requires that access to leisure activities at reasonable costs increases and that parents' wallets shall not decide, and that the causes of crime are combated with at least equal spending on preventive work as on policing. Developing new proposals for open and crime-preventing leisure activities for young people is precisely that direction. The plan also emphasizes that recruitment to criminality must be halted.

• increased access to leisuredecisive»Tillgången till fritidsaktiviteter till rimliga kostnader, både vad gäller idrott och kultur, behöver öka. Föräldrarnas plånbok ska inte avgöra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Access to leisure activities at reasonable costs, both for sport and culture, needs to increase. Parents' wallets shall not decide.”
• preventive work»Bekämpa både brotten och brottens orsaker. För varje krona som läggs på fler poliser, ska minst en krona läggas på det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat both crime and the causes of crime. For every unit spent on more police, at least one unit shall be spent on preventive work.”
• halt recruitment»Ingen ung ska bli kriminell. Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No young person shall become criminal. Recruitment must be halted.”
• leisure lifts children»Förskola, skola och fritids är de bästa verktygen vi har för att lyfta barn ur dysfunktionella miljöer och ge dem en bättre framtid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preschool, school and leisure are the best tools we have to lift children out of dysfunctional environments and give them a better future.”

The plan establishes that there is a great need for places where children and young people can meet and engage in outdoor activities, sport and culture, and that children in economic hardship have poorer access to leisure activities. It wants to make major investments in preventative work in disadvantaged areas. New proposals to strengthen young people's living conditions through open leisure activities are therefore in line with the plan's direction.

• meeting places for young peopledecisive»platser där barn och unga kan mötas och utöva« (party programme ↗)“places where children and young people can meet and engage in”
• leisure for vulnerable children»ekonomisk utsatthet har också sämre tillgång till« (party programme ↗)“economic vulnerability also have poorer access to”
• preventative work»storsatsa på det förebyggande arbetet i socioekonomiskt eftersatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“prioritise preventative work in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas”
• after-school care for all children»satsa mer på fritidshemmen och se till att även de barn vars föräldrar inte arbetar får tillgång till fritids« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest more in after-school clubs and ensure that even children whose parents do not work have access to after-school care”

The plan wants to make leisure activities accessible to all children and establishes that preventive measures shall be prioritized, not least to prevent recruitment into criminality. The counter-proposal's demand for new proposals for meaningful and crime-preventing leisure for young people therefore follows from the plan's commitments. The plan also emphasizes sport, outdoor life and culture's importance for public health.

• accessible leisure activitiesdecisive»Vi vill göra förskola och fritidsverksamhet tillgänglig för alla, utan att dessa kostnader drabbar kommunerna, för att underlätta integrationen, stärka jämställdheten och ge varje barn en chans att utvecklas tillsammans med pedagoger och andra barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to make preschool and leisure activities accessible to all, without these costs falling on municipalities, to facilitate integration, strengthen equality and give every child a chance to develop together with educators and other children.”
• prevent re-recruitment to gangs»krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“requires better measures that prevent re-recruitment”
• investment in preventive measures»Vi behöver rusta Sveriges totalförsvar, stärka hela rättskedjan, satsa på förebyggande insatser och en likvärdig skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to strengthen Sweden's total defence, strengthen the whole legal chain, invest in preventive measures and an equal school.”
• leisure's public health value»Idrotten, friluftslivets och kulturens betydelse för folkhälsan är odiskutabel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sport, outdoor life and culture's importance for public health is indisputable.”

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 establishes that early and preventive interventions are crucial and that earlier, clearer and tougher interventions must come to prevent young people sliding into crime. After-school centres and associational life are pointed out as structures that give stability to children with difficult upbringing conditions, and civil society in disadvantaged areas shall be supported more. Developing new proposals for young people's leisure and living conditions thus lies in line with the plan.

• early interventions against youth crimedecisive»Tidigare, tydligare och tuffare insatser för att förebygga och förhindra att unga glider in i brottslighet måste till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Earlier, clearer and tougher interventions to prevent and hinder young people sliding into crime must come.”
• leisure and associational life provide stability»De stödjande strukturer som finns i förskola, skola, fritidshem och föreningsliv kan ge« (party programme ↗)“The supporting structures that exist in preschool, school, after-school centres and associational life can provide”
• support for civil society»Det demokratiska civilsamhället i utsatta områden ska stödjas mer – särskilt kvinnors och flickors organisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Democratic civil society in disadvantaged areas shall be supported more – particularly women's and girls' organising.”
• preventive work»Tidiga och förebyggande insatser är avgörande.« (party programme ↗)“Early and preventive interventions are crucial.”

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 wants initiatives that provide children and young people with meaningful leisure activities to be encouraged and supported, and that public support should be directed primarily at children and youth activities. The election manifesto makes crime prevention work through a strengthened voluntary sector an explicit point. Developing new proposals on open leisure activities for young people therefore lies in line with the plan.

• meaningful leisure for young peopledecisive»Frivilliga insatser från enskilda och organisationer som engagerar sig för att ge barn och ungdomar meningsfulla fritidsaktiviteter ska uppmuntras och stödjas.« (party programme ↗)“Voluntary initiatives from individuals and organizations engaging to give children and young people meaningful leisure activities shall be encouraged and supported.”
• crime-preventing voluntary sector»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prevent crime by strengthening the voluntary sector and establishing mentoring programs and national exit programs.”
• support for youth activities»Det offentliga stödet ska i första hand inriktas mot barn- och ungdomsverksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Public support should first and foremost be directed at children and youth activities.”
• good upbringing conditions»Ungdomar har rätt till goda uppväxtvillkor som tillgodoser både behovet av trygghet och personlig utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Young people have a right to good upbringing conditions which meet both the need for security and personal development.”

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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 makes meaningful and crime-preventing leisure a separate commitment: the largest crime-prevention reform package in modern times with investments in social services and schools, as well as a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas. Children's development is described as society's most important investment. Therefore, the plan supports the demand for new proposals to strengthen young people's living conditions and open leisure activities.

• idrottslyft i utsatta områdendecisive»Genomföra ett särskilt idrottslyft för utsatta områden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Implement a special sports initiative for disadvantaged areas”
• brottsförebyggande reformpaket»Moderaterna vill därför genomföra det största brottsförebyggande reformpaketet i modern tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party therefore wants to implement the largest crime prevention reform package in modern times.”
• tidiga sociala insatser»Samtidigt behövs satsningar på socialtjänsten och skolan för att på sikt förhindra att fler dras in i kriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, efforts are needed in social services and schools to prevent more from being drawn into crime.”
• barns utveckling prioriteras»Samhällets viktigaste investering för framtiden är barns utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Society's most important investment for the future is children's development.”

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 wants to create better conditions for young people to find outlets for their interests, stimulate leisure-based youth activities, and take action against crime affecting young people. New proposals for open leisure activities with crime prevention aims therefore align with the plan. The plan says nothing about the committee's reasoning that already ongoing efforts make a statement unnecessary.

• active leisure for young peopledecisive»Det är också viktigt att skapa bättre förutsättningar för ungdomarna att hitta utlopp för sina intressen och stimulera till ett aktivt föreningsliv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is also important to create better conditions for young people to find outlets for their interests and stimulate active community life.”
• stimulate youth sports»Idrottsundervisningen bör öka i skolan och fritidsbaserad barn- och ungdomsidrott bör stimuleras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Physical education instruction should increase in schools and leisure-based children and youth sports should be stimulated.”
• crime prevention for young people»Krafttag mot den brottslighet som drabbar unga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Take action against crime affecting young people”
• support for community life and facilities»Samhället bör i större utsträckning tillgodose behovet av idrottsanläggningar, främja föreningslivet och underlätta elitklubbar att bedriva verksamhet på en nivå som mäter sig i internationell konkurrens.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society should to a greater extent meet the need for sports facilities, promote community life, and facilitate elite clubs to conduct activities at a level that competes internationally.”

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.