Preventive work against substance abuse among young people

The election manifesto rejects repression as the main approach and instead demands comprehensive prevention measures, with better resources for schools, leisure activities, and social services for children and young people. It sees drug use as a social problem that affects the most vulnerable hardest, and the party programme requires that the social services law be interpreted broadly according to need. The counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into how regions and municipalities should develop preventive work for young people at risk therefore aligns with the plan's direction.

• prevention before repressiondecisive»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar. Det kräver nämligen omfattande förebyggande insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and tougher approaches are lifted up as solutions instead of seriously tackling the problems. That namely requires extensive prevention measures.”
• strengthened social services and leisure»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 manage their grades and strengthen social services with adequate resources and knowledge to work both preventively and with child protection.”
• substance abuse affects the vulnerable»Droganvändningen är jämt fördelad över alla samhällsklasser men det är de mest utsatta i samhället som drabbas hårdast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Drug use is evenly distributed across all social classes but it is the most vulnerable in society who are hit hardest.”
• broad social services»Socialtjänstlagen ska tolkas extensivt.« (party programme ↗)“The social services law shall be interpreted broadly.”

The plan makes preventive work a main line: for every krona for police, at least one krona should go to preventive measures, recruitment should stop and social services should be strengthened to catch young people in time. The counter-proposal wants to investigate how regions and municipalities should develop exactly this work for young people at risk. The plan's requirement for a childhood free from drugs points in the same direction.

• social services catch young peopledecisive»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.”
• preventive work prioritized»För varje krona som läggs på fler poliser, ska minst en krona läggas på det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For every krona spent on more police, at least one krona should be spent on preventive work.”
• stop recruitment»Nyrekryteringen måste stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Recruitment must stop.”
• childhood free from drugs»trygg uppväxt fri från droger och våld« (party programme ↗)“safe childhood free from drugs and violence”

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 states that collaboration between actors who meet children and young people at risk should be strengthened and that obstacles to collaboration should be removed, and that preventive work should be prioritized. The election manifesto wants to ease secrecy between school, social services and police so that no children fall through the cracks. An investigation into how regions and municipalities develop this work is therefore supported by the plan.

• collaboration around young people at riskdecisive»Samverkan mellan olika aktörer som kommer i kontakt med barn och unga i riskzonen, och som kan bidra till att relevanta åtgärder sätts in, bör stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Collaboration between different actors who come into contact with children and young people at risk, and who can contribute to relevant measures being implemented, should be strengthened.”
• preventive work is prioritized»Förebyggande arbete ska premieras.« (party programme ↗)“Preventive work should be prioritized.”
• collaboration without secrecy barriers»lätta på sekretessen mellan områdespoliser, skola, socialtjänst och stärka samarbetet med civilsamhälle så att inga barn faller mellan stolarna i det förebyggande arbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ease secrecy between community police, school, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no children fall through the cracks in preventive work.”
• reduce marginalization»Det viktigaste brottsförebyggande arbetet sker genom att minska marginaliseringen och utsattheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“The most important crime prevention work is done by reducing marginalization and vulnerability in society.”

The plan makes preventive work a prerequisite for sustainable welfare and wants measures against ill-health in young people to be implemented early. An investigation into how regions and municipalities should develop preventive work for young people at risk follows from this, and the plan's decentralist principle speaks for the local level being given the conditions to do the job.

• preventive welfaredecisive»En förutsättning för en hållbar välfärd är ett förebyggande förhållningssätt.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for sustainable welfare is a preventive approach.”
• early intervention for 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« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The mental ill-health of our children and young people is far too high and we must work more preventively and create simple paths to care”
• decisions close to the people»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize further. People shall get to decide more for themselves, and political decisions shall be made close to those affected.”
• support for substance abuse»psykisk ohälsa eller missbruksproblem måste ha inflytande över sitt liv och få det stöd som behövs.« (party programme ↗)“mental ill-health or substance abuse problems must have influence over their lives and receive the support they need.”

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 that Swedish drug policy be investigated in its entirety and that early, clear measures be taken before young people slide into substance abuse and crime. Close cooperation between social services, healthcare, and the justice system is highlighted as crucial for preventive work. An investigation into how regions and municipalities should develop work for young people at risk therefore follows from the plan.

• investigate drug policy comprehensivelydecisive»att den svenska narkotikapolitiken utreds i sin helhet« (party programme ↗)“that Swedish drug policy be investigated in its entirety”
• early measures for young people»Tidigare, tydligare och tuffare insatser för att förebygga och förhindra att unga glider in i brottslighet måste till.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Earlier, clearer, and tougher measures to prevent and stop young people from sliding into crime are necessary.”
• cooperation on substance abuse»En nära samverkan mellan socialtjänst, hälso- och sjukvård och rättsväsende är viktig« (party programme ↗)“Close cooperation between social services, healthcare, and the justice system is important”
• prevention before repair»Tidiga och förebyggande insatser är avgörande.« (party programme ↗)“Early and preventive measures 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 explicitly prioritizes preventive measures for children and young people and requires close cooperation between social services, police and schools to prevent young people from coming to harm at an early stage. The election manifesto promises significantly strengthened pupil health and a national social task force so that preventive work becomes more equitable across the country. An investigation into how municipalities and regions shall develop preventive work for young people at risk is in line with these commitments.

• preventive measures for young peopledecisive»I det förebyggande arbetet ska insatser för barn och ungdomar prioriteras.« (party programme ↗)“In preventive work, measures for children and young people shall be prioritized.”
• equitable preventive work»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott. Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen social measures and social services' capacity for compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes. Establish a national social task force so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal across the country.”
• early cooperation around young people»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende och ska ha en nära samverkan med varandra för att på ett tidigt stadium förhindra kriminalitet hos barn och ungdomar.« (party programme ↗)“Social services, police and schools have a major task in this regard and shall have close cooperation with each other to prevent criminality among children and young people at an early stage.”
• prevent young people's drug use»Insatser ska göras för att motverka ungas alkoholkonsumtion och drogfria miljöer ska främjas.« (party programme ↗)“Measures shall be taken to prevent young people's alcohol consumption and drug-free environments shall be promoted.”

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 builds on capturing young people at risk before they end up in substance abuse and crime, and promises over 50 reforms that explicitly strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse care. It also wishes to expand knowledge support with a national knowledge centre for crime prevention and a no-entry programme for young people at risk. Investigating how regions and municipalities should develop preventive work thus lies in the plan's direction.

• strengthened preventive substance abuse caredecisive»Det handlar om över 50 reformer för att stärka socialtjänst, skola och missbruksvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is about over 50 reforms to strengthen social services, schools and substance abuse care.”
• no-entry programme for youth»inrätta ett nationellt no entry-program för unga i riskzonen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“establish a national no-entry programme for young people at risk”
• national knowledge centre»Inrätta ett nationellt kunskapscentrum för brottsprevention och ett nationellt avhopparprogram för gängkriminella« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish a national knowledge centre for crime prevention and a national exit programme for gang criminals”
• early measures in communities»Samtidigt behövs satsningar på socialtjänsten och skolan för att på sikt förhindra att fler dras in i kriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, investments in social services and schools are needed to in the long term prevent more from being drawn into crime.”

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 states that social services activities need to be strengthened and that preventive measures are important for early identification of young people at risk, and wants to see increased focus and more resources for preventive work. The counter-proposal's demand for an inquiry into how regions and municipalities should develop preventive work for young people at risk follows from this. The plan also wants to give social services, schools and the judicial system the ability to intervene early.

• strengthened preventive social servicesdecisive»Socialtjänstens verksamhet behöver stärkas och förebyggande insatser är viktiga för att tidigt fånga upp unga på glid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services activities need to be strengthened and preventive measures are important for early identification of young people at risk.”
• early identification of youth at risk»Att socialtjänstens förebyggande insatser ska öka för att tidigt fånga upp ungdomar på glid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That social services' preventive efforts should increase to early identify young people at risk”
• prevention and rehabilitation»Se ökat fokus och mer resurser på förebyggande arbete samt rehabilitering« (2022 manifesto ↗)“See increased focus and more resources for preventive work and rehabilitation”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the judicial system the ability to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”

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.