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

Marloes Kleinjan (), Danielle E. M. C. Jansen and Maartje van den Essenburg
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Marloes Kleinjan: Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS 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
Maartje van den Essenburg: Trimbos Institute, Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction, P.O. Box 725, 3500 AS Utrecht, The Netherlands

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-7

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.

Keywords: mental health; data; infrastructure; youth; population data; registration data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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