Several of the directors of the criticized HVB homes tell SVT that the social services have often not told the entire history of the children or young people before they are placed.
– It is clear that there will be problems if you have not received all the information you need, says Christer Gustafsson Renlid, who is acting director of Korpnästet, one of the HVB homes in SVT’s review.
The Raven’s Nest has been criticized several times by IVO for failing to assess suitability when a new youth is to be placed. It is about mapping the young people’s need for care and the HVB home’s ability to meet that need, but also whether there are any risks for children and young people who already live there.
“The networks are very strong”
– These networks that they often belong to are very strong and have a lot to offer. So it’s hard for them to get out, many want to get out but can’t, it’s really tough for them.
Don’t you have any personal responsibility there?
– We do our absolute best to include everything. We have nothing to gain by picking up young people with us who don’t fit.
Both drugs and abuse have occurred at Korpnästet in recent years. Young people have abused other inmates without it being discovered by staff. This summer, two managers at sister business Korpberget were sentenced for causing the death of another when a 19-year-old boy died inside the accommodation.
Wants the possibility of drug tests
According to Christer Gustafsson Renlid, they are doing their best to break youth crime.
Many of the homes are criticized by IVO for using impermissible restrictions on young people’s freedom: drug tests without consent, searches of rooms and confiscation of mobile phones. However, Christer Gustafsson Renlid thinks that such measures should be allowed.
– Today it can be a young person who has a whole arsenal of weapons in the room without us being able to do anything. They can order drugs with their phones without us being able to do anything about it, he says.