Although many of the young people in Sis-homes, according to several surveys, have extensive needs for both dental care and healthcare, they have to wait longer than others for treatment.
Recently, a study from Jönköping University showed that young people with, for example, shot-out teeth or acid damage after drug use do not receive the care they need.
I become both very upset and concerned, says Camilla Waltersson Grönvall.
The problems arise primarily when young people are placed in Sis-homes far from their home municipality in another region.
It is the regions that have the responsibility for this. That they do not provide care for these children, who are allowed to fall between the chairs, is beneath all criticism.
The government is now giving Sis and the National Board of Health and Welfare the task of, together with the regions, implementing measures to improve access to dental care and health and medical care for young people in Sis-homes. This can, for example, involve digital solutions and being able to provide care and dental care on site at the special youth homes to a greater extent through mobile teams.
According to the minister, the government, through the new task, puts increased pressure to drive forward measures for improved access to dental care and healthcare.
