Students' health, etc.

The election manifesto demands investment not only in teaching but also in student health and social support, and points to the widespread mental ill-health among young people. The counter-proposal's requirement for coordinated student health, national guidance for equality and obligation to call for support planning is in line with the plan's requirement for early intervention and capacity to support each child, although the plan does not comment on shared record-keeping.

• investment in student healthdecisive»Det krävs satsningar inte bara på undervisning utan också på elevhälsa, specialpedagoger, fritidsverksamhet och socialt stöd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Investment is required not only in teaching but also in student health, special educators, leisure activities and social support.”
• young people's mental ill-health»Alltför många barn far illa idag och den psykiska ohälsan bland unga är utbredd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Too many children are suffering today and mental ill-health among young people is widespread.”
• early intervention for children»Vänsterpartiet vill se fler lärare, tidigare insatser för barn som har det kämpigt och förbättrad tillgång till lärande genom hela livet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see more teachers, early intervention for struggling children and improved access to learning throughout life.”
• support for each child»och kapacitet att stödja varje barn under uppväxten.« (party programme ↗)“and capacity to support each child during growth.”

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 demands more collaboration between student health, school, social services and other authorities and wants to remove secrecy barriers so that professionals can do their jobs. The counter-proposal's requirement for coordinated support planning and shared record-keeping between student health and healthcare is the same thing in substance. The plan also emphasizes that social services should be strengthened to reach young people in time.

• collaboration on student healthdecisive»Det behövs mer samarbete mellan polis, elevhälsa, socialtjänst och skola.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More collaboration is needed between police, student health, social services and school.”
• remove secrecy barriers between authorities»Sekretesshinder mellan myndigheter ska rivas så att polisen och andra yrkesgrupper kan göra sitt jobb.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secrecy barriers between authorities should be removed so that police and other professionals can do their jobs.”
• strengthened social services reach young people»Att socialtjänsten stärks är centralt för att fånga upp unga i tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthening social services is central to reaching young people in time.”
• every child shall be able to succeed»Skolan ska ge varje barn möjlighet att lyckas utifrån sina förutsättningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall give every child the opportunity to succeed according to their circumstances.”

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 commits to strengthening student health with more school nurses, special education teachers, psychologists and counsellors, and to easing secrecy between schools and social services so that no child falls through the cracks. The party programme requires active cooperation between student health, primary care and psychiatry. The counter-proposal's demand for coordinated responsibility, national guidance and joint medical records are measures in the same direction.

• strengthened student healthdecisive»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 schools”
• information sharing about children»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 neighbourhood police, schools, social services and strengthen cooperation with civil society so that no child falls through the cracks in preventive work”
• cooperation around young people's health»unga krävs det en aktiv samverkan mellan elevhälsa, föräldrar, primärvård, ungdomsmottagning« (party programme ↗)“young people require active cooperation between student health, parents, primary care, youth health clinic”
• 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”

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 requires that cooperation between student health services and primary care psychiatry increases and that better student health is ensured, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demands for coordination, shared medical records and coordinated support planning. The plan also points out the high mental ill health among children and young people and requires easy paths into care. The demand for national guidance aligns with the commitment to a more equitable school throughout the country.

• coordination of student health and psychiatrydecisive»Samarbetet mellan elevhälsovården och primärvårdspsykiatrin måste öka och köerna till BUP kortas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cooperation between student health services and primary care psychiatry must increase and queues to child and adolescent psychiatric care must be shortened.”
• better student health»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas. En bättre elevhälsa är en förutsättning för det.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School should be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia and harassment based on gender — where children can grow and develop. Better student health is a prerequisite for that.”
• prevent mental ill health in 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 among our children and young people is far too high and we must work more preventively and create easy paths into care”
• equitable school throughout the country»Skolan ska bli bättre och mer likvärdig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“School shall be better and more equitable throughout the country.”

The plan wants an equivalent school throughout the country, ultimately through state administration, and that student health has competence for both physical and mental health. It also requires that authorities as a main rule shall be able to exchange information with each other concerning children who are faring badly. The counter-proposal's demand for national guidance, combined responsibility with school management and joint record-keeping with healthcare aligns with these commitments.

• equivalent school throughout the countrydecisive»Vi vill att staten tar över ansvaret från skolan från kommunerna så att alla elever får gå i bra skolor – inte bara de som råkar bo på rätt ställe.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the state to take over responsibility from the schools from the municipalities so that all pupils get to go to good schools – not just those who happen to live in the right place.”
• information sharing between authorities»Polis och socialtjänst ska som huvudregel alltid kunna utbyta information sinsemellan och ska oftare dela lokaler.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police and social services shall as a main rule always be able to exchange information with each other and shall more often share premises.”
• clear responsibility with school management»I en välfungerande skola finns en tydlig ledare.« (party programme ↗)“In a well-functioning school there is a clear leader.”
• mental health equated»Rätten till vård och behandling är lika självklar för både fysiska och psykiska sjukdomar.« (party programme ↗)“The right to care and treatment is just as self-evident for both physical and mental illnesses.”

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 a significantly strengthened student health with integrated child and youth healthcare, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for coordinated responsibility, national guidance and shared medical records between student health and healthcare. The plan also wants national standards for digital healthcare information. Special emphasis is placed on rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental health problems.

• integrated student healthdecisive»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly strengthened student health with integrated child and youth healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”
• shared healthcare information»Trygg patientsäkerheten med nationella standarder och tekniska specifikationer för all digital vårdinformation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure patient safety with national standards and technical specifications for all digital healthcare information.”
• rapid help for mental health problems»Särskild vikt ska läggas vid snabb och tillgänglig kompetens för barn och ungdom med psykisk ohälsa.« (party programme ↗)“Special emphasis should be placed on rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with 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.

The election manifesto prioritizes children's mental health highly with a new statutory healthcare guarantee for children and strengthened child and adolescent psychiatry, and wants to remove secrecy barriers between authorities that meet the same child. The counter-proposal's demand for coordinated responsibility, shared medical records and obligation to call for support planning is in line with this. The organization of student health is not mentioned in the plan, so the conclusion is derived.

• healthcare guarantee for childrendecisive»Införa en ny lagstadgad vårdgaranti för barn« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a new statutory healthcare guarantee for children”
• stronger child and adolescent psychiatry»Stärka barn- och ungdomspsykiatrin så att barn och unga som mår dåligt får hjälp snabbt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen child and adolescent psychiatry so that children and young people who are unwell receive help quickly”
• removed secrecy barriers»Undanröja alla sekretesshinder mellan socialtjänst och polis« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove all secrecy barriers between social services and police”
• national suicide strategy»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 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 substantially strengthen student welfare services and sees schools as a central arena for preventive work against mental ill-health. It requires that all school staff with student contact can engage student welfare services early and that treatment expertise is available on site in schools. The counter-proposal's requirement for joint responsibility, national guidance and coordinated support planning aligns with this, even though the plan does not regulate responsibility distribution in detail.

• strengthened student welfaredecisive»Kraftigt förstärka elevhälsan« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Substantially strengthen student welfare services”
• school as preventive arena»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka elevhälsan då vi anser att skolan är en viktig arena för förebyggande insatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen student welfare services as we believe school is an important arena for preventive work.”
• early detection of ill-health»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 initiatives have basic understanding of mental ill-health in order to engage student welfare services at an early stage.”
• treatment close to the student»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 psychiatry can be counteracted if treatment expertise to the greatest extent possible can be available on site in our schools.”

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.