Bollnäs municipality has placed last among municipalities in Gävleborg county for its suicide prevention efforts, according to a recent barometer from the organization Suicide Zero. The report indicates that municipalities across Sweden have regressed in their work to prevent suicide.
Anneli Thors, regional manager at Suicide Zero, stated that Bollnäs needs to make political decisions regarding organization and action plans. "Municipalities' work tends to become point-based interventions. That's good in itself, but if you don't have a broad approach, you lose in action power," Thors said.
Municipalities' work tends to become point-based interventions. That's good in itself, but if you don't have a broad approach, you lose in action power,
According to the report, 43 people took their own lives in Gävleborg county during 2024, and Bollnäs has recently been affected by a suicide series. Suicide Zero emphasizes that municipalities play a crucial role in suicide prevention.
Abdullahi Cadaani (S), chairman of the municipal board in Bollnäs, explained the municipality's position: "One of the reasons we lost so much in the survey is that we lost competence in the area and that during 2025 we have worked to bring in new competence."
One of the reasons we lost so much in the survey is that we lost competence in the area and that during 2025 we have worked to bring in new competence.