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.
Borlänge municipality has recently faced sharp criticism from the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (IVO). The criticism concerns, among other things, inadequate follow-up of placed children, insufficient checks on private care providers, and shortcomings in foster home investigations. These issues were identified in the municipality's handling of children and youth within social services. In response to the criticism, the child and family unit is being expanded with nine new positions, according to reports from borlangetidning.se cited by Dala-Demokraten. The article, by Eric Salomonsson, highlights how the municipality is acting to strengthen operations following the noted deficiencies. No further details on the recruitment process or timeline are provided in the reports. The decision aims to improve the quality of social services' work with children and families in Borlänge.