Psychiatric homes should be for people in need of more long-term care and permanent support in everyday life.
Housing solutions should be offered for people who have a history of repeated emergency visits, involuntary hospitalisations and round-the-clock care within regular psychiatry, says Åkesson.
According to the Sweden Democrats, this is a vulnerable patient group that often falls between the cracks of municipalities and regions.
Act of madness
The Sweden Democrats believe that state psychiatric homes could provide patients with effective treatment and a better everyday life. Åkesson describes it as a major reform that requires a lot of money and a new authority.
The Sweden Democrats cannot estimate how many psychiatric homes this may involve. But it is stated that it could affect "a few tens of thousands" of people.
The Sweden Democrats' group leader Linda Lindberg also points out that better care for this patient group also increases security in society.
In recent years, we have witnessed serious acts of madness committed by people with a history of serious mental illness, she says.
The act could perhaps have been prevented if the people had been in an institution, Lindberg believes. However, it is not about locking people up against their will, according to her.
This should be based on volunteerism to the greatest extent possible.
Unclear price tag
The Sweden Democrats cannot specify what the price tag would be. A first psychiatric home could be in place already during the next term, according to Jimmie Åkesson.
You can imagine starting on a fairly small scale and then evaluating and then scaling up.
However, it depends on the Sweden Democrats getting the other Tidö parties on board with the proposal.
"It shouldn't be impossible to get support for this. But let's start by getting support for an investigation," says Åkesson.
