Serviços Sociais

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.

05 de março de 2026 Reportado por IA

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.

04 de dezembro de 2025 Reportado por IA

Homeless Helena Öman in Luleå has been severely affected by being erased from the population register, losing access to municipal support. Social committee chair Bodil Wennerbrandt Sevastik responds to SVT's investigation, acknowledging issues with the system. She pledges to review the matter if more people are impacted.

Gerson de Melo Machado, de 19 anos, foi morto por uma leoa após invadir o recinto no zoológico de João Pessoa, na Paraíba, neste domingo (30/11). O jovem, conhecido como 'Vaqueirinho', tinha transtornos mentais não tratados e um sonho persistente de cuidar de leões na África. Sua morte expõe uma vida marcada por abandono familiar e vulnerabilidade extrema.

24 de novembro de 2025 Reportado por IA

Social services in northeastern Gothenburg were accused in spring of using racist caricatures in the treatment material 'Angry Monkeys'. A new internal report explains why the material was not stopped earlier and reveals that critical voices were ignored. Department head Alessandro Rezaei admits they did not look up.