Improved community care and new placement forms

The plan requires that the best interests of the child guide every situation, that social services be strengthened for child protection and that collective ownership is the safest option in activities where we meet as people. New placement forms for children and young people are a way out of social care with place shortages and criminal actors. The plan does not address placement forms, so the position is derived.

• the best interests of the childdecisive»principen att i varje läge se till barnets« (party programme ↗)“the principle of always seeing the child's”
• strengthened child protection»Ge barn och ungdomar möjligheter till kommunalt stödda fritidsaktiviteter, ge skolan bättre resurser för att stödja elever som behöver det för att klara betygen och förstärk socialtjänsten med tillräckliga resurser och kunskap för att arbeta både förebyggande och med barnskydd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give children and young people opportunities for municipally-supported leisure activities, give schools better resources to support students who need it to achieve grades and strengthen social services with adequate resources and expertise to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• collective ownership safest»Gemensamt ägande är det tryggaste alternativet« (party programme ↗)“Collective ownership is the safest alternative”
• raised ambitions for upbringing»Vi vill höja ambitionerna för hur mycket tid det finns för de« (party programme ↗)“We want to raise ambitions for how much time there is for the”

The plan's commitment is that social services are strengthened to catch young people in time, that social interventions become more numerous and more far-reaching, and that all children must have good role models instead of being surrounded by criminals. New placement options for children and young people are a means for care to be sufficient and keep children away from criminal environments. Placement options are not explicitly addressed in the plan.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to catching young people in time.”
• children away from criminal environments»Alla barn ska ha goda förebilder – inte omges av kriminella.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All children must have good role models – not be surrounded by criminals.”
• far-reaching social interventions»Vi vill se fler och mer långtgående sociala insatser och föräldrar ska vara skyldiga att medverka när deras barn behöver socialtjänstens åtgärder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see more and more far-reaching social interventions and parents must be required to participate when their children need social services' measures.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as foundation»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“All children must have the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

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 to prioritize support for children in vulnerable families and states that care should be humane and aimed at preventing the convicted person from reoffending. The election manifesto wants to strengthen care initiatives and education while the young person is deprived of freedom and introduce a reintegration programme. New placement options for children and young people meet these commitments.

• strengthened care for detained young peopledecisive»höja maxtiden för sluten ungdomsvård och förstärka vårdinsatser och utbildning under tiden den unge är frihetsberövad, samt införa en utslussningsverksamhet när straffet är avtjänat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase the maximum duration of closed youth care and strengthen care initiatives and education while the young person is deprived of freedom, and introduce a reintegration programme when the sentence is served.”
• humane care against reoffending»Kriminalvård ska vara human och ha som mål att den som dömts inte ska återfalla i kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Criminal care shall be humane and shall aim to prevent those convicted from reoffending.”
• support for vulnerable children»Vi vill särskilt satsa på stöd till barn i familjer där det förekommer våld, missbruk eller psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“We want to prioritize support for children in families where violence, substance abuse or mental illness occurs.”
• adequate help in time»Barn i behov av särskilt stöd ska uppmärksammas och ges adekvat hjälp av bland annat skola, socialtjänst och sjukvård så tidigt som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Children in need of special support shall be identified and given adequate help from, among others, schools, social services and health care as early as possible.”

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 does not address placement forms within social care, but the party programme states that different types of housing are needed to offer security and good care and that new solutions should be tested. Together with the commitment to tackle violence against children and every child's right to be seen, the principles speak for developing new placement forms. The position is therefore derived and uncertain.

• various housing forms neededdecisive»Olika typer av boendeformer behövs för att kunna erbjuda alla människor« (party programme ↗)“Different types of housing are needed to be able to offer all people”
• test new solutions»Samtidigt behöver vi stimulera och pröva nya lösningar.« (party programme ↗)“At the same time we need to stimulate and test new solutions.”
• child's right to be seen»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“Particularly important is to protect every child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• action against violence against children»Sverige behöver fler poliser, hårdare straff och bättre förebyggande insatser — med krafttag mot såväl gängbrottslighet, våld mot barn och mäns våld mot kvinnor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs more police, stricter sentences and better preventive measures — with vigorous action against both gang crime, violence against children and male violence against women.”

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 new and differentiated placement forms for children and young people: special youth prisons where young people are kept away from older criminals, more places in special youth homes and an end to queues for emergency detention. The counter-proposal's requirement that new placement forms be developed is therefore precisely what the plan wants. The plan also wants more children being socialized into criminality to be taken into care.

• special youth prisonsdecisive»Vi vill inrätta särskilda fängelser så att unga kriminella både kan få bättre vård under sitt straff och hållas undan äldre brottslingar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to establish special prisons so that young criminals can both receive better care during their sentence and be kept away from older criminals.”
• more places in youth homes»Fler unga i behov av omfattande sociala insatser ska placeras på särskilda ungdomshem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More young people in need of extensive social services shall be placed in special youth homes.”
• no queues to emergency places»Det ska inte som i dag råda kö till de anläggningar som ska akut ska kunna omhänderta unga våldsutövare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There shall not, as today, be queues to the facilities that are supposed to be able to urgently detain young violent offenders.”
• more emergency detentions»att betydligt fler barn som fostras in i kriminalitet eller själva begår grova brott ska kunna omhändertas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“significantly more children who are socialized into crime or themselves commit serious crimes shall be able to be taken into care”

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 strengthened social services and expanded opportunities for social services toward children and young people who commit crimes, that children have the right to a safe growing environment and that individual needs are the starting point for care. New placement forms that enable more differentiated care follow from these commitments, even though the plan does not mention placement forms.

• strengthened social servicesdecisive»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social services and the social services' opportunities for coercive measures toward children and young people who commit crimes.”
• safe growing environment»Barn har rätt till en trygg uppväxtmiljö.« (party programme ↗)“Children have the right to a safe growing environment.”
• individual needs guide the intervention»Individuella behov ska vara utgångspunkten för« (party programme ↗)“Individual needs shall be the starting point for”
• public ultimate responsibility»det offentliga stödja de frivilliga krafterna och ha det yttersta ansvaret« (party programme ↗)“the public authorities support voluntary forces and have ultimate responsibility”

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 wishes to establish youth detention facilities and investigate lowering the age of criminal responsibility, while more young people shall be taken into care under the Act on Care of Young People and placed young people given better conditions. It is in substance a demand for new placement forms for children and young people. The counter-proposal's request thereby coincides with the plan's own commitments.

• new placement forms for young peopledecisive»Utreda sänkt straffmyndighetsålder och inrätta ungdomsfängelser« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investigate lowering the age of criminal responsibility and establish youth detention facilities”
• more placements in care»Säkerställa att fler omhändertas enligt LVU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more are taken into care under the Act on Care of Young People”
• early placement in care»Se till att fler unga lagöverträdare omhändertas enligt lagen om vård av unga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more young offenders are taken into care under the Act on Care of Young People”
• higher quality in social care»Se till att placerade ungdomar ges bättre utbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that placed young people are given better education”

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 the process for placed children be upgraded and quality-assured and that social services, school and justice system can intervene with tougher measures at an early stage, including removing children who are growing up in a negative environment. New placement forms are a means for precisely this and for placed children to be able to trust society's care. The design of the placement forms is not explicitly addressed in the documents.

• quality-assured placementsdecisive»Det finns ett stort behov av att processen kring placerade barn uppgraderas och kvalitetssäkras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a great need for the process for placed children to be upgraded and quality-assured.”
• removal when negative environment»omhänderta barn och unga som växer upp i en negativ miljö« (2022 manifesto ↗)“remove children and young people who are growing up in a negative environment”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, school and justice system the possibility to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”
• safe societal care»Barn och unga som blir omhändertagna ska kunna lita på samhällets vård och nå en bättre tillvaro.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Children and young people who are removed shall be able to trust society's care and reach a better 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.