Children's and young people's mental health

The election manifesto requires investments in school health services and social support and establishes that you should have the right to help quickly whether you have broken a bone or become burnt out. It also criticizes that care has been fragmented between levels and actors so that people are passed around. The counter-proposal's flow programme, which specifies what interventions children should receive within what timeframe and coordinates child psychiatry, social services and school health services, responds to both of these demands.

• quick right to caredecisive»Du ska ha rätt till hjälp snabbt oavsett om du har brutit benet eller blivit utbränd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You shall have the right to help quickly whether you have broken a bone or become burnt out.”
• coordinated care chain»Vården och omsorgen har styckats upp, mellan nivåer och aktörer, människor bollas runt i en stor administrativ apparat och det är ofta en kamp för den enskilde och dess anhöriga att få rätt tillgång till vård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care and nursing have been fragmented, between levels and actors, people are passed around in a large administrative apparatus and it is often a struggle for the individual and their relatives to get proper access to care.”
• investments in school health»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investments are required not only in teaching but also in school health services, special education teachers, recreational activities and social support.”
• broad investment in care»investera brett i vården så att den håller hög kvalitet i alla delar.« (party programme ↗)“invest broadly in care so that it maintains high quality in all parts.”

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 states that no one should have to worry about getting treatment in time and that care shall be offered in another region if the care guarantee is not met, and that cooperation between school, school health and social services needs to increase. National flow programmes that specify what measures children and young people shall receive and within what timeframe, with coordination between child and adolescent psychiatry, social services and school, is an application of these commitments. The plan therefore speaks for the counter-proposal.

• care guarantee with time limitsdecisive»Om en region inte uppfyller vårdgarantin enligt lagen ska vård erbjudas i en annan region.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“If a region does not meet the care guarantee under the law care shall be offered in another region.”
• care in time»Ingen ska behöva känna oro över att få vård i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“No one should have to worry about getting treatment in time.”
• coordination around children and young people»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a need for more cooperation between police, school health services, social services and schools.”
• equivalent care throughout the country»Alla invånare i hela landet ska ha likvärdig tillgång till skola, vård och omsorg.« (party programme ↗)“All inhabitants throughout the country shall have equivalent access to school, health and care services.”

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 explicitly requires active collaboration between student health, parents, primary care, youth clinics and child and adolescent psychiatry, which is precisely the coordination that the counter-proposal's flow programme should achieve. The election manifesto also commits to strengthening student health and increasing access to care for mental illness. The plan also wants quality treatment to be offered at an early stage, which supports the requirement for clear time limits for interventions.

• collaboration on children's mental healthdecisive»För barn och unga krävs det en aktiv samverkan mellan elevhälsa, föräldrar, primärvård, ungdomsmottagning och psykiatri.« (party programme ↗)“For children and young people, active collaboration is required between student health, parents, primary care, youth clinics and child and adolescent psychiatry.”
• 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 education teachers, psychologists and counsellors in school.”
• more care for mental illness»satsa på primärvården och öka tillgången till vård för psykisk ohälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in primary care and increase access to care for mental illness.”
• early treatment»Detta bör motverkas genom attitydförändringar och genom att erbjuda behandling av god kvalitet i ett tidigt skede.« (party programme ↗)“This should be counteracted through attitude change and by offering quality treatment at an early stage.”

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 requires that those seeking help for mental health are met with a simple and integrated pathway into care and that queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services are eliminated, and that collaboration between school health services and primary care psychiatry increases. National flow programmes that specify what interventions children should receive, within what timeframe and with coordination between child and adolescent psychiatric services, social services, school and school health services are exactly the integrated pathway the plan seeks. The requirement thus aligns with the party's own line.

• integrated pathway and shortened child and adolescent psychiatric service queuesdecisive»Stödet för personer med psykisk ohälsa måste förbättras, inte minst för unga. Den som söker hjälp ska ha en enkel och samlad väg in till vården. Köerna till BUP måste arbetas bort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support for people with mental health problems must improve, especially for young people. Those seeking help shall have a simple and integrated pathway into care. Queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services must be eliminated.”
• school and psychiatry collaboration»Samarbetet mellan elevhälsovården och primärvårdspsykiatrin måste öka och köerna till BUP kortas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Collaboration between school health services and primary care psychiatry must increase and child and adolescent psychiatric service queues must be shortened.”
• improved psychiatry»Psykiatrin måste förbättras för såväl unga som äldre. Den som söker stöd ska mötas av en samlad och enkel väg in till vården och erbjudas bättre egenvård i väntan på behandling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Psychiatry must improve for both young and old. Those seeking support shall be met with an integrated and simple pathway into care and offered better self-care while waiting for treatment.”
• strengthened school health services»En bättre elevhälsa är en förutsättning för det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Better school health services is a prerequisite for this.”

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 is as self-evident for mental as for physical illness, that the care guarantee shall cover the entire care chain and that children's and young people's special needs shall be considered in all healthcare. National flow programmes indicating which interventions children shall receive and within what time, and which coordinate psychiatry, social services and school health services, are an application of these commitments. The plan also wants school health services to have competence in mental health.

• care guarantee for entire care chaindecisive»Vårdgarantin ska omfatta hela vårdkedjan, från diagnostik och undersökningar till återbesök och« (party programme ↗)“The care guarantee shall cover the entire care chain, from diagnostics and examinations to follow-up visits and”
• mental care equated with physical»Rätten till vård och behandling är lika självklar för både fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar.« (party programme ↗)“The right to care and treatment is as self-evident for both physical and mental illnesses.”
• children's needs in care»Barns och ungas särskilda behov ska beaktas i all hälso- och sjukvård.« (party programme ↗)“Children's and young people's special needs shall be considered in all healthcare.”
• school health services' competence»Elevhälsan ska ha kompetens inom både fysisk« (party programme ↗)“School health services shall have competence in both physical”

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 greatly strengthened student health with coordinated child and youth healthcare, which is exactly the coordination between student health, school, social services and child and youth psychiatry that the counter-proposal requires. The party programme additionally requires rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health and care and dignity guarantees that specify what the individual can demand. National flow programmes with specified interventions and timeframes realize these commitments.

• coordinated child healthcaredecisive»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthened student health with coordinated child and youth healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”
• rapid help for young people»Särskild vikt ska läggas vid snabb och tillgänglig kompetens för barn och ungdom med psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Special attention must be paid to rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health.”
• care guarantees shall exist»Vård- och värdighetsgarantier, som grundar sig på etiska prioriteringar, ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Care and dignity guarantees, which are grounded in ethical priorities, shall exist.”

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 wants to legislate that children who are mentally unwell get help within at most 30 days and treatment within another 30 days, introduce a statutory care guarantee for children and strengthen child and youth psychiatry. The counter-proposal's requirement for national flow programmes that specify which interventions shall be provided and within what time, with coordination between child and youth psychiatry, social services and school, directly responds to these commitments.

• time limits for children's caredecisive»Moderaterna vill lagstifta om att barn som mår psykiskt dåligt och behöver hjälp och stöd ska få det inom maximalt 30 dagar. Och inom ytterligare maximalt 30 dagar få den behandling som behövs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to legislate that children who are mentally unwell and need help and support shall receive it within a maximum of 30 days. And within a further maximum of 30 days receive the treatment that is needed.”
• care guarantee for children»Införa en ny lagstadgad vårdgaranti för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new statutory care guarantee for children”
• strengthened child and youth psychiatry»Stärka barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin så att barn och unga som mår dåligt får hjälp snabbt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen child and youth psychiatry so that children and young people who are unwell get help quickly”
• national strategy for young people»Ta fram en nationell strategi mot självmord, med särskilt fokus på barn och unga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop a national strategy against suicide, with particular focus on 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 requires a national strategy for work on mental health, that ill health is detected and treated early and that student health services are greatly strengthened, and it points out that long queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services can be countered if treatment competence exists in schools. The counter-proposal's demand for national flow programmes and care packages that coordinate child and adolescent psychiatric services, social services, school and student health is just such a coordinated arrangement.

• national strategy for mental healthdecisive»Ta fram en nationell strategi för det fortsatta arbetet med psykisk hälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop a national strategy for the continued work on mental health”
• coordination of school and child and adolescent psychiatric services»Långa köer till BUP kan motverkas om behandlingskompetens i högsta utsträckning kan finnas tillgänglig på plats i våra skolor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Long queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services can be countered if treatment competence to the greatest extent possible can be available on site in our schools.”
• early detection and treatment»Tidigt upptäcka och behandla psykisk ohälsa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Early detection and treatment of mental ill health”
• strengthened student health»Kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Greatly strengthen student health services”