A multisectoral approach to developing a national strategy for mental health and suicide prevention in Sweden
Lisa Becker, Olivia Biermann, Per-Olof Östergren, Sara Holsbrink, Jesper Sundewall · 2026
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Lisa Becker and co-authors study how Sweden built a joint plan for mental health in a 2026 paper. Poor mental health is now seen as a top public health threat. Its causes spread across housing, work, school, and care, so no single office can fix it alone. In Sweden, 26 state agencies worked together on a new plan that also covers suicide prevention.
The team spoke with 25 people from 20 agencies and two outside groups. Many said the joint work showed them how little they knew of each other's ways. The process felt long and loosely led to some. For the plan to work, they asked the state for clear tasks for each agency. In the end, most prized the joint rollout more than the plan's exact words.
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| CREATOR | Lisa Becker, Olivia Biermann, Per-Olof Östergren, Sara Holsbrink, Jesper Sundewall |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |