- An internal supervisory function would act more quickly when we see shortcomings, says Elisabet Åbjörnsson Hollmark, Director General of Sis.
SVT has in several reviews revealed violence, abuse and substance abuse in the state's youth homes.
One of those who sounded the alarm is Tea, who was only 13 when she arrived at a Sis home which was later forced to close due to the abuse.
The Sis homes are already inspected by Ivo, the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate, but the director general of Sis sees a need to also have an internal supervision after the misconduct that has been with sexual abuse and drugs inside the homes.
- This sounds great, says Tea and continues:
- I wonder why they let young people abuse at home without reporting it to the social services.
Want a whistleblower
- We should not have drugs in our homes.
We are on a journey of change.
And it is also very much about the supply of skills and the development of skills among our employees, says Elisabet Åbjörnsson Hollmark.
The idea is that there should be a whistleblower function where those who live in the homes should be able to make complaints.
In addition, inspectors who travel around and inspect homes and can act more quickly on misconduct.
- This is an independent function, you go out and talk to the placed children and to employees.
You must then make an analysis and perform it on site.
The plans will now be investigated internally, and then reported to the Director General no later than 22 November.