Our Publications

Youth Care and Security
There must be prospects for young people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. We believe this is important. For the best support of this group, good cooperation between municipalities, forensic youth care providers and criminal justice partners (OM, RvdK, GI’s etc.) is crucial.
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Podcast: The Care of Tomorrow
The Care of Tomorrow, the podcast where we explore, highlight and deepen the future of Dutch healthcare. Every eight weeks, we invite inspiring guests who are committed to improving care for the vulnerable in our society.
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Governing: through the eyes of
Welcome to the new EHdK video series: ‘Managing through the eyes of’. In the video series, several executives in the healthcare sector in the Netherlands are interviewed who all talk about their key insights and lessons as executives.
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Regulate scarce youth aid
In 2020, one in ten young people under the age of 23 in the Netherlands used youth assistance. But how do you organize scarce facilities around this target group?
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Organizing neighborhood-oriented work
District-oriented work requires a specific way of thinking, acting and behaving in the local context. We made a step-by-step plan for municipalities to get started with neighborhood-oriented work.
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Not youth aid but family aid
There are approximately 26,000 families in the Netherlands who experience difficulties in multiple areas. Most of the expenditure in the Social Domain is spent on these families. Getting the right help at the right time is crucial for these families.
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municipalities and ggz, together for epa
There are about 200,000 people with Serious Psychiatric Disorders (EPA) in the Netherlands. They face a variety of problems, including structural psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia (psychoses), addiction and severe personality disorders.
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Care for the elderly at home
The number of elderly people in the Netherlands is rising sharply in the coming years: by 2040, there will be about 40% more of them. On average, an elderly person living at home in the Netherlands relies on sometimes as many as 10 to 15 organizations, professionals and supporters with their own roles and responsibilities, often working seamlessly alongside one another.
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Seven good habits for commissioning
It is abundantly clear that good procurement of youth aid cannot happen without sustained cooperation between the client (regions) and providers, professionals and clients.