There is no health without mental health, states the WHO. Mental illness costs Swedish society 5% of GDP annually, i.e. SEK 200 billion, and the trend curve continues to point upwards. Regarding the well-being of children and young people, Sweden ranks at the bottom of all EU countries and suicide continues to be the most common cause of death among young people. The conversation about the green transformative transition as an enabler for innovations and increased job opportunities therefore needs to take a thought and answer the questions
"Who will be responsible for the green transition and who will it benefit?"
"Who will install new wind collectors and for whom do we build new energy sources?".
The work with a green transition loses its meaning without a young generation with sufficient faith, desire, power and curiosity to take over and manage what we are handing over. A green transition cannot therefore be separated from a social one.
For many young people, spring arouses an extra thought about the future. In order to give them the prospects they deserve, the gaze needs to be raised with a sustained and long-term social dialogue that extends over mandate periods. Investments in innovations that can meet social demand need to aim for so much more than quick returns. A childhood follows the rest of life and the only way to achieve equal conditions is to equip children through promotion and preventive work - before problems grow and take root. A sustainable future starts with our children.