A system of central children's health team in Tomelilla municipality, Sweden

Abstract

In this study, we analyzed the child health team in Sweden. We focused on small-scale Tomelilla municipality, and conducted interviews and reviewed related documents. In Swedish school, the child health team is required to handle with various problems of children such as bullying and mental instability. However, the size of each school is small, and it is difficult to set up the child health team in Tomelilla municipality. For this reason, the Central Children's Health Team was established as municipality organization. Support was provided at each school by the visiting consultation of the teachers and staffs employed by the municipality. Specifically, the municipality hires necessary specialists such as psychologists and school social workers, and they are assigned to the school. The municipality also shares the application for support, analysis and intervention methods. And, with regard to serious problems, they have constructed a support system for children from various fields by collaborating with the medical care, welfare department, and the police and so on.