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Youth Care and Security
Young people who come into contact with the criminal justice system must have a future to look forward to. We believe this is essential.
Research shows that, nationwide, there is a lack of appropriate care for young people within the criminal justice system. Click here to view the findings of the studies we conducted on behalf of the Ministry of Justice and Security.
Providing appropriate support for this target group requires strong collaboration between municipalities, forensic youth care providers, and criminal justice partners (such as the Public Prosecution Service, Child Protection Board, and youth care agencies). That’s why we organised the Youth Welfare and Safeguarding seminar on 14 November 2023 at De Lik in Utrecht.
Click here for a report of the day and the speakers’ presentations.
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Podcast: The Care of Tomorrow
De Zorg van Morgen is the podcast where we explore, highlight, and delve into the future of healthcare in the Netherlands. Every eight weeks, we invite inspiring guests who are committed to improving care for vulnerable people in our society.
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Governing: through the eyes of
Welcome to the new EHdK video series: ‘Leadership through the eyes of…’. In this series, various leaders in the Dutch healthcare sector are interviewed, each sharing their key insights and lessons learned in their role as a leader.
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Regulate scarce youth aid
In 2020, one in ten young people under the age of 23 in the Netherlands received youth care services. But how can we organise limited resources around this target group effectively?
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Organizing neighborhood-oriented work
Neighbourhood-based working requires a specific mindset, approach, and behaviour tailored to the local context. We developed a step-by-step guide to help municipalities get started with neighbourhood-based working.
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Not youth care, but family support.
In the Netherlands, around 26,000 families face challenges across multiple areas of life. The largest share of spending in the Social Domain goes toward supporting these families. Providing the right help at the right time is crucial for them.
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municipalities and ggz, together for epa
There are approximately 200,000 people in the Netherlands living with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). They face a range of challenges, including chronic psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia (psychosis), addiction, and severe personality disorders.
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Care for the elderly at home
The number of older adults in the Netherlands is set to rise sharply in the coming years: by 2040, there will be around 40% more older people. On average, an older person living at home in the Netherlands depends on as many as ten to fifteen different organisations, professionals, and support workers—each with their own roles and responsibilities—who often operate alongside one another without real coordination.
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Seven good habits for commissioning
It is clear that effective commissioning of youth care services is impossible without sustainable collaboration between commissioning bodies (regional authorities), service providers, professionals, and clients.