Specialistische ondersteuning in de basiszorg voor jeugd: verbindingen maken in het sociale domein [Specialists supporting preventive youth healthcare: towards increased integrated care within the social domain]
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The municipalities are responsible for all youth care services since the implementation of the new Youth Act (2015). Consequently, they are responsible for early detection and treatment of psychosocial problems in children. General Practitioners (GP’s) and preventive child healthcare professionals are the first port of call for psychosocial problems in children. Based on the experiences with the new system it appears that there is room for improvement regarding collaboration within the social domain (school, youth mental healthcare, social team, GP). There are concerns that children do not receive the care they need. In order to support doctors to fulfill their gatekeepers role, increasingly municipalities appoint youth mental health specialists at the preventive services. This article describes several initiatives in which a youth mental health specialist is appointed to strengthen preventive youth healthcare and to offer integrally the care that children need. Semi structured interviews were held with the contact persons of organizations concerned. These interviews and relevant documentation were used to describe the initiatives and to inventory experiences with these initiatives. The resulting overview of seven initiatives may offer healthcare professionals and policymakers the possibility to learn from each other and to strengthen the collaboration within the social domain.
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TNO Identifier
843810
Source
TSG Tijdschrift voor gezondheidswetenschappen, 96(8), pp. 354-360.
Pages
354-360