Competence in certain areas

The plan observes that poor mental health among young people is widespread and demands investments in student health, special educators and social support in schools. It also wants massive investments in competence development for employees and that every child receives the support needed to manage school. Increased competence in mental health among school staff and follow-up on how children with mental health problems manage follows from this.

• investments in student healthdecisive»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It takes investments not just in teaching but also in student health, special educators, recreational activities and social support.”
• widespread poor mental health among youth»Alltför många barn far illa idag och den psykiska ohälsan bland unga är utbredd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too many children are suffering today and poor mental health among young people is widespread.”
• support for all children»barn ska växa upp med det stöd som behövs för att klara skolan och« (party programme ↗)“children shall grow up with the support needed to manage school and”
• competence development for staff»massiva satsningar på omställningsstöd, kompetensutveckling och utbildning i vad hållbar samhällsutveckling innebär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“massive investments in transition support, competence development and education in what sustainable social development means”

The plan promises ambitious action against mental ill-health, especially among children and young people, which supports the requirement for increased competence among school staff on how to detect and manage mental ill-health. The school is pointed out as a central arena where co-operation with student health services and social services should be strengthened, and all children regardless of disability should be able to reach their goals. The requirement for national follow-up statistics is not addressed in the documents.

• action against mental ill-healthdecisive»Ambitiösa insatser mot psykisk ohälsa, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Ambitious action against mental ill-health, especially among children and young people.”
• all children must reach the goals»Möjlighet för alla barn oavsett funktionsnedsättning att nå målen för sin utbildning.« (party programme ↗)“Opportunity for all children regardless of disability to reach the goals of their education.”
• co-operation around children and young people»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More co-operation is needed between police, student health services, social services and schools.”
• competence development for staff»Goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling och omställning genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for competence development and transition throughout life.”

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 mental health shall be prioritized equally with physical health and specifically points out that mental ill-being is increasing among children and young people. The election manifesto promises strengthened student health with more psychologists and counselors, and the party programme makes school an arena that actively shall prevent mental ill-being. Increased competence among school staff and follow-up on how children are managing follow directly from these commitments.

• mental health equaldecisive»Miljöpartiet vill skapa ett samhälle där psykisk hälsa är lika prioriterad som fysisk hälsa.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to create a society where mental health is prioritized equally with physical health.”
• strengthened student health»förstärka elevhälsan och satsa på fler skolsköterskor, specialpedagoger, psykologer och kuratorer i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen student health and invest in more school nurses, special educators, psychologists and counselors in school.”
• school prevents ill-being»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats som aktivt förebygger psykisk ohälsa« (party programme ↗)“School shall be a safe place that actively prevents mental ill-being”
• increased ill-being among youth»Den psykiska ohälsan ökar, särskilt bland barn och unga.« (party programme ↗)“Mental ill-being is increasing, especially among children and young people.”

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 wants school staff trained and national absence statistics introduced to quickly catch children at risk, and establishes that mental ill-health among children and young people is far too high and requires more preventive work. The counter-proposal's demands for increased expertise among school staff, national monitoring statistics and strengthened school attendance are the same measures. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• trained school staff and absence statisticsdecisive»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 detect honour-based abuse.”
• national absence statistics»För att öka möjligheterna att upptäcka hedersförtryck behöver vi införa den nationella frånvarostatistik för skolan som Centerpartiet har drivit på för.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“To increase the chances of detecting honour-based oppression we need to introduce the national absence statistics for schools that the Centre Party has been pushing for.”
• prevent mental ill-health among young people»Den psykiska ohälsan hos våra barn och unga är alldeles för hög och vi måste arbeta mer förebyggande och skapa enkla vägar till vården, så att barn och unga snabbt får vård oavsett om det handlar om enklare psykisk ohälsa eller psykiatrisk sjukdom.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Mental ill-health among our children and young people is far too high and we must work more preventively and create easy paths to healthcare, so that children and young people quickly get care whether it is a matter of mild mental ill-health or psychiatric illness.”
• early broad measures»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preventive work must start early and permeate the whole of society.”

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 requires that student health services have expertise within both physical and mental health and makes mental health an explicit public health objective. It also requires that schools directly take action regarding invalid absence and that follow-up is used to provide support in a timely manner. Increased expertise among school staff and national follow-up of children with mental ill-health therefore align with the plan's direction.

• expertise in mental healthdecisive»elevhälsan ska ha kompetens inom både fysisk och psykisk hälsa.« (party programme ↗)“student health services shall have expertise within both physical and mental health.”
• mental health as public health objective»Psykisk hälsa ska vara ett uttalat folkhälsomål.« (party programme ↗)“Mental health shall be an explicit public health objective.”
• measures for school attendance»en elev stör undervisningen eller har ogiltig frånvaro ska skolan direkt vidta åtgärder.« (party programme ↗)“a student disrupts teaching or has invalid absence the school shall directly take action.”
• follow-up provides support in time»Utvärdering behövs för att mäta kunskap och garantera stöd och hjälp i tid.« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation is needed to measure knowledge and guarantee support and help in a timely manner.”

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 significantly strengthened student health with a coordinated child and youth health service, and the party programme emphasizes rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health. The plan also requires that prejudices and shame around mental illness are opposed, which presupposes knowledge among those who meet the children daily. Early and broad measures with school as a prioritized arena and increased expertise among school staff thus follow from the plan.

• significantly strengthened student healthdecisive»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthened student health with a coordinated child and youth health service and parent support programmes offered to all parents.”
• rapid help for mental ill-health»snabb och tillgänglig kompetens för barn och ungdom med psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health.”
• oppose stigma around mental illness»Särskilt viktigt är att arbeta mot de fördomar och skamkänslor som i allt för stor utsträckning präglar attityderna till psykiska sjukdomar.« (party programme ↗)“It is especially important to work against the prejudices and shame that far too often characterize attitudes to mental illness.”
• skills development in professional life»kompetensutveckling under hela yrkeslivet är av allra största vikt för att värna« (party programme ↗)“skills development throughout professional life is of utmost importance to protect”

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 puts children's mental well-being at the highest priority and requires that measures be taken in time for students who do not manage schooling. Increased knowledge among school staff about how mental illness is detected and strengthened work for attendance and complete grades directly addresses this. The plan's goal is that every student should complete ninth grade with complete grades.

• children's mental health is prioritizeddecisive»Få saker är viktigare att prioritera än barns psykiska mående.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Few things are more important to prioritize than children's mental well-being.”
• early intervention in school»Åtgärder måste vidtas i tid för elever som inte klarar av sin skolgång.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures must be taken in time for students who do not manage their schooling.”
• complete grades for everyone»Moderaterna vill få ordning på svensk skola så att varje elev går ut nian med fullständiga betyg och möter vuxenlivet med rätt kunskaper och gott självförtroende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to put Swedish school in order so that every student completes ninth grade with complete grades and meets adulthood with the right knowledge and good self-confidence.”

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 counter-proposal wants to increase school staff's competence regarding mental health problems in children and young people and make school a prioritized arena for early interventions. The election manifesto explicitly says that all school staff with student contact should through training have a basic understanding of mental health problems and be able to involve student health services early. The requirement thus coincides with the plan's commitment.

• competence in mental healthdecisive»All skolpersonal med elevkontakt ska genom utbildningsinsatser ha en grundläggande förståelse för psykisk ohälsa för att kunna koppla in elevhälsan i ett tidigt skede.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All school staff with student contact should through training have a basic understanding of mental health problems to be able to involve student health services at an early stage.”
• strengthened student health services»Kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthen student health services”
• young people's mental health»Stärka insatserna för att förbättra ungas psykiska hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen efforts to improve young people's mental health”
• early detection»Tidigt upptäcka och behandla psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Early detect and treat mental health problems”

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.