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The Need for a Data Ecosystem for Youth Mental Health in The Netherlands

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  • Marloes Kleinjan

    (Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands
    Interdisciplinary Social Science, Youth Studies, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands)

  • Danielle E. M. C. Jansen

    (Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, 9712 CP Groningen, The Netherlands
    Department of Sociology and Interuniversity Centre for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS), University of Groningen, Grote Rozenstraat 31, 9712 TG Groningen, The Netherlands
    Accare, University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lübeckweg 2, 9723 HE Groningen, The Netherlands)

  • Maartje van den Essenburg

    (Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Abstract

The Netherlands is missing nationally representative data on child and adolescent mental health, e.g., on prevalence, course, and consequences of psychological disorders and mental health care utilization. Researchers and policy makers also lack a basic data infrastructure that is necessary to provide timely and reliable data crucial for benchmarking and informed decision making. In this article, we describe the necessity for a clear and well-organized overview of data on youth mental health and mental health care. We look back on three key moments in time to illustrate the breadth of the desire for data. Barriers in collecting structured, national data on a frequent basis are discussed, and several recommendations are provided of what is needed to move towards a data ecosystem that can help us to track the development and mental well-being of all children and youth and the impact of the care they receive.

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  • Marloes Kleinjan & Danielle E. M. C. Jansen & Maartje van den Essenburg, 2022. "The Need for a Data Ecosystem for Youth Mental Health in The Netherlands," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(18), pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:18:p:11499-:d:913481
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