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Sis to create 100 new places by March

The National Board of Institutions (Sis) will increase its capacity with an additional 100 places, the authority announces in a press release. The approximately 600 places currently in use within youth care will become over 700 by the end of March 2025.

Sis to create 100 new places by March

Proposal: Ankle Tag and Body Search at Sis

Football, entrance controls and extended opportunities for body and room searches are proposed for the supervision of children and young people at Sis-homes. These are new tools that have really been needed in Sis' toolbox for a long time, says Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (The Moderate Party).

Proposal: Ankle Tag and Body Search at Sis

Young people in SiS homes to be locked in at night

Young people at Sis-homes are to be locked in at night if it is necessary for order and safety. But among others, the Children's Ombudsman is critical.

Young people in SiS homes to be locked in at night

Eleven HVB companies with criminal connections procured by SKR

A company within the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) has signed agreements with several HVB companies that have ties to organized crime, reports SVT News. .

Eleven HVB companies with criminal connections procured by SKR

13-year-old crime suspect denied Sis placement

Sis said no when the social services wanted a place for a 13-year-old girl suspected of involvement in the murder of a girl in Landskrona. It required pressure from the police to shake out a place.

13-year-old crime suspect denied Sis placement

Sis remodels youth homes to get more places

The number of young people sentenced to closed youth care has tripled in a year and a half. This has put pressure on the National Board of Institutions (Sis) to find room for everyone.

Sis remodels youth homes to get more places

SiS homes strengthened with 700 million

The Government wants to strengthen the closed youth care at SiS-homes with 700 million kronor in 2025. The money is intended to ensure that more young people get a place immediately, that security is strengthened and the living environment is improved.

SiS homes strengthened with 700 million

The Police Sound the Alarm: Criminals Running HVB Homes

Several HVB homes are run by organized and family-based crime, according to a survey of Sis- and HVB homes that the police conducted in 2023. The report also reveals that gang members are employed at the homes.

The Police Sound the Alarm: Criminals Running HVB Homes

"Scaling up to crisis mode due to lack of space"

The National Board of Institutions (Sis) is going into crisis mode due to a lack of space, reports [Sveriges Radio Ekot. ](https://sverigesradio.

"Scaling up to crisis mode due to lack of space"

Sis wants to fire employee after violence against child

The National Board of Institutions (Sis) wants to dismiss the employee who broke a forcibly detained girl's arm at the Sis home in Långanäs, according to local media. In June, the Health and Social Care Inspectorate (Ivo) decided to close two departments at the home in Eksjö municipality.

Sis wants to fire employee after violence against child

The Minister promises: Pressure on Sis-homes eases

Minister for Social Affairs Camilla Waltersson Grönvall (The Moderate Party) promises "a significant improvement" in a couple of months regarding the shortage of places at so-called Sis-homes. Currently, 31 young people are waiting in line for closed care.

The Minister promises: Pressure on Sis-homes eases

Sis tackles the placement shortage: Takes in the most dangerous children

Six are looking at establishing modular homes to solve the accommodation shortage. The situation is serious, according to youth care director Birgitta Dahlberg.

Sis tackles the placement shortage: Takes in the most dangerous children

The Alarm: Full Capacity at Sis - Children May Commit Murder This Summer

The Government has today called an emergency meeting about the acute shortage of places at Sis. There is a great risk that several of the 58 people who are currently in the queue will commit serious violent crimes, according to SKR: "Meanwhile, murders are being committed, of children.

The Alarm: Full Capacity at Sis - Children May Commit Murder This Summer