News item | 20-06-2023 | 09:30
The Youth Reform Agenda has been finalized, signed and presented to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Client organizations (MIND and Elke(in)), professionals (Joint Professional Associations for Youth), providers (Branches Specialized Care for Youth), the municipalities (VNG) and the State have presented the agreements on fundamental improvement of youth care to their supporters. That process has led to the agreement of all constituencies. The final adoption of the Youth Reform Agenda means that all parties are now fully engaged in the biggest reform of youth care since 2015.
Faster and better help for children and families
The Youth Reform Agenda contains a large package of agreements to improve youth care and make it financially sustainable. Structural investments will be made in the national quality and effectiveness of youth care. There will also be an amendment to the Youth Act, which will make it clearer what children and parents can receive help for. Municipalities are obliged to purchase certain specialist care regionally in order to better organize the availability and continuity of care. Less paperwork and administration will be required, so that employees spend as little time as possible on this. Neighborhood teams will also be strengthened and better cooperation with, for example, education must ensure that children and young people are supported more with collective facilities. We want to prevent and reduce custodial placements as much as possible.
To work
The parties involved will practically get to work on the implementation of all agreements in varying compositions. In addition, representatives of client organisations, professionals, providers, municipalities and central government will meet regularly in steering groups and administrative consultations to jointly monitor and discuss progress and, where necessary, encourage it. Progress is reported to the House of Representatives at least every six months.
Related organizations
- Client organisations: MIND and Elke(in)
- Professionals – Collaborating Professional Associations Youth: Netherlands Institute of Psychologists (NIP), Youth Doctors Netherlands (AJN), Netherlands Association for Psychiatry (NVvP), Professional Association of Carers and Nurses Netherlands (V&VN), National Association of General Practitioners (LHV), Dutch Association for Pediatrics (NVK) ), Professional Association of Professionals in Social Work (BPSW), Dutch Association of Pedagogues and Educational Experts (NVO), the Professional Association for Child and Youth Work (BVjong), National Association of Independent Psychologists & Psychotherapists (LVVP), Federation of Professional Therapeutic Professions (FVB)
- Providers – BGZJ: Youth Care Netherlands, the Dutch mental health care and VGN
- National Youth Council (NJR)
- Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi)
- Municipalities: Association of Dutch Municipalities
- Central government: Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport and Ministry of Justice and Security.