Mette Frederiksen wants to eliminate the record-long waiting times in child and adolescent psychiatry. She acknowledges that not enough has been done to reduce the waiting lists during her tenure.
The problem has grown during Mette Frederiksen's tenure. Now she plans to spend a billion kroner on a solution
Mette Frederiksen wants to eliminate the record-long waiting times in child and adolescent psychiatry. She acknowledges that not enough has been done to reduce the waiting lists during her tenure.
The problem has grown during Mette Frederiksen's tenure. Now she plans to spend a billion kroner on a solution
Mette Frederiksen. FV26. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
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For snart syv år siden gik Socialdemokratiets formand, Mette Frederiksen, til valg med et løfte om at sætte gang i en 10-årsplan for en nødlidende psykiatri. Det skete efter lang tids hård kritik af forholdene for borgere med psykisk sygdom.
»Vi må erkende, at der stadig er nogle ret alvorlige problemer i psykiatrien, selv om der gennem årene er tilført flere penge«, sagde hun dengang i maj 2019.
Nu er hun klar til at komme med endnu en erkendelse. Og et milliardudspil til én bestemt målgruppe.
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