| Name: | Kristian Wahlbeck |
| Year of birth: | 1960 |
| Municipality: |
Helsinki |
| Town: | Itäkeskus - Östra centrum |
| Title: | Specialist in psychiatry |
| Email: | kristian.wahlbeck@gmail.com |
| Phone: | 0400659101 |
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Member in:
Kristian
Wahlbeck
Helsinki
"Helsinki should be designed for all - children and people with dementia alike."
I am a 65-year-old specialist in psychiatry and a mental health researcher from eastern Helsinki. I am also an urban activist dedicated to defending the Lapinlahti area, and I serve as the vice chairman of the SFP in Helsinki. Additionally, I am a relative of a person with dementia. Public mental health has been the central theme of my career. For me, local democracy and citizen activism are the cornerstones of a thriving society.
Important political topics
Thriving citizens
The city shall invest in the well-being of its residents through both prevention and accessible care. Primary care must continue to be free of charge and Helsinki will develop a family doctor model. Everyone must receive care on equal terms, including undocumented migrants.
Mental well-being shall be strengthened through investments in children and young people, schools and youth work. In Helsinki, I want to see a therapy guarantee in primary care for timely help - this will reduce suffering, improve treatment outcomes and save a lot of money.
Helsinkians are getting older and more and more people with memory loss are living at home. The urban environment must be made more dementia-friendly, and the city must also provide sufficient residential services in nursing homes..
Residents' opportunities to influence the social, health and rescue services shall be strengthened through participatory budgeting and by including user experts by experience in decision-making.
Sustainable and attractive planning
Green spaces are important for the well-being of city dwellers. Parks should be protected and not eroded. The Lapinlahti park must be preserved. The four-lane mouth of the harbour tunnel should not be allowed in the park.
Construction accounts for a large proportion of carbon dioxide emissions. Renovating buildings is often more climate-smart than demolishing them, and we must promote wooden construction in new buildings.
We will develop public transport, including the night metro. Helsinki will work in favour of a tunnel to Tallinn, which will be implemented as a private project with EU funds and state-guaranteed loans.
Snow dumping in the sea pollutes and must be stopped.
Urban planning should counteract segregation and promote a wide range of housing types in all neighbourhoods. This is an effective way to increase safety and social cohesion and counter marginalisation.
The best schools
Providing day care and primary education close to home for all children is one of the most important tasks of municipalities. Long journeys make everyday life more difficult and reduce parents' opportunities to find paid work. For Swedish-speaking children, the lack of local daycare in Swedish sometimes leads to unreasonable distances for daily child transport. Swedish-speaking families should be guaranteed equal opportunities for day care and primary school classes close to home. Therefore, the Swedish primary school in Sockenstugan in Pitäjänmäki should also be preserved.
Children and young people are better off if the learning pathway offers support, guidance and space for joy in learning, instead of scarce resources and stress. A model for pupil protection that supports growth and study peace will be introduced (cf. labour protection). The model will support pupils' and students' mental health, promote academic achievement and prevent burnout.