If enough people march in time on a bridge, the driving frequency of the rhythm can set the swing frequency of the bridge in motion. In the end, the bridge is in danger of collapsing.
In order to be able to deal with society's challenge with mental illness, we can no longer march out of step with our own interests as the driving frequency. We are most powerful when we join hands and walk together towards the same goal.
This week's terrible act of violence in which the government's national coordinator for mental health, Ing-Marie Wieselgren, brutally fell victim to mental illness in the open street in the middle of Sweden's biggest event for democracy, is yet another sad proof that the need for her work and strong drive is more important than ever.
We must act on the growing mental illness and ensure that all people, regardless of whether the diagnosis is diabetes, vascular disease, cancer, depression or bipolarity, have the same opportunity for support and treatment and to the same level of quality.
Changes are based on us acting in synchrony. So imagine that we all now really gather strength - a term that Ing-Marie Wieselgren would use - to march together to her beat. The one who, among other things, advocates promotion, prevention and early intervention, new solutions, innovation, digitization and above all: Collaboration.
By being responsive and leveraging our strengths within authorities, businesses, organizations and companies in a common arena, we can together create new rhythms that generate a sufficiently large oscillation frequency to tear down the sectoral walls in our society that limit the work of promoting mental health.
To honor Ing-Marie's memory, her dedication and work must be carried on.
Together we make a difference.