Student psychosocial health is a constantly relevant topic that SFS is actively working on. Almost half of all students between the ages of 18-29 report that they have experienced mental ill health. SFS has previously pointed out how the situation has worsened during the Corona pandemic, as many students experience increased anxiety, and at the same time the pressure on student health is very high.
SFS Vice Chair Linn Svärd and Sofia Holmdahl, Chair of the Stockholm University Student Union, wrote about this earlier this week in Dagens Arena.
The questions were also raised during the Riksdag's question time at the end of last week.
Ilona Szatmari Waldau (V) raised the issue of accessibility, digital teaching and the need for support measures. Szatmari Waldau asked Matilda Ernkrans, Minister of Higher Education and Research, if she was prepared to investigate pedagogical support measures for greater equality between higher education institutions and guarantee students the support they need.
Kristina Axén Olin (M) raised the issue of student health and asked Matilda Ernkrans, Minister of Higher Education and Research, what she planned to do to urgently increase the availability of student health for students.
