Psychologists warn that children are being forgotten in psychiatric care

The youngest children are falling through the gaps in Sweden’s psychiatric services, child psychologists warn, while the care available to families varies depending on where they live.

Authorities do not have an overview of the situation, according to the article. “We are not following the Convention on the Rights of the Child,” says Anna Thom Olin.

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We are not following the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

At the Malinamottagningen clinic in Bromma, western Stockholm, half the chairs in the waiting room are child-sized. The floors hold dolls, colorful rugs and cards showing teddy bears in different moods. One bear is laughing; another has curled up.

“We work a lot from the floor, to come down to the children’s level,” psychologist Petra Wiechel says.

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We work a lot from the floor, to come down to the children’s level.