Socialtjenester

Borlänge municipality has received extensive criticism from the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO) for shortcomings in child and youth services. The child and family unit is now being reinforced with nine new positions.

5. marts 2026 Rapporteret af AI

Uppsala municipality begins nominations for its annual care award, honoring employees in social services and health and care sectors. The prize is awarded by the social committee, care committee, and elderly committee to those who enhance the quality of life for Uppsala residents. Nominations are accepted from March 2 to 22, 2026.

As the bicameral committee advances the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situations (AICS) and Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP), experts link these programs to fostering dependency and corruption rather than genuine aid.

4. december 2025 Rapporteret af AI

Hjemløse Helena Öman i Luleå er hårdt ramt af at være slettet fra folkeregistret og miste adgang til kommunal støtte. Formand for socialudvalget Bodil Wennerbrandt Sevastik reagerer på SVTs undersøgelse og anerkender problemer med systemet. Hun lover at gennemgå sagen, hvis flere rammer.

Gerson de Melo Machado, 19, was killed by a lioness after invading the enclosure at a zoo in João Pessoa, Paraíba, on Sunday (November 30). The youth, known as 'Vaqueirinho', had untreated mental health issues and a persistent dream of caring for lions in Africa. His death highlights a life marked by family abandonment and extreme vulnerability.

24. november 2025 Rapporteret af AI

Socialtjenesterne i det nordøstlige Göteborg blev i foråret anklaget for at bruge racistiske abekarikaturer i behandlingsmaterialet 'Angry Monkeys'. En ny intern rapport forklarer, hvorfor materialet ikke blev stoppet tidligere, og afslører at kritiske stemmer blev ignoreret. Afdelingsleder Alessandro Rezaei indrømmer, at de ikke lyttede.