The fact that gang violence has decreased in age has put pressure on Sis and led to queues for special youth homes. The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) has warned that young people waiting for a place risk committing serious crimes, even murder.
The governing parties are now allocating funds and believe that more Sis homes can be established, among other things, by the National Board of Institutional Care entering into agreements with municipalities and regions and allowing them to run the homes.
How many more places are involved, Social Minister Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (M) cannot say.
It can look a little different. Now the authority is getting the resources they see that they need to meet the need, she says.
She claims that the increase in Sis places will not come at the expense of the municipalities' HVB places.
Sis welcomes the addition, but points out that the number of young people sentenced to closed youth care has increased sharply - and that the need to finance places for that group remains.
An additional 100 million kronor in the spring amending budget will go to municipalities so that they can afford to place children and young people. Today, social services in many municipalities have a difficult situation where they see the need for placements but where the resources do not suffice, according to the government.
50 million kronor will also go towards strengthening the state subsidy for so-called school social teams. They are a collaboration between schools and social services to increase student attendance in school and provide support at an early stage.
