Mental health problems have been rising rapidly in the Netherlands since 2015; mental disorders are responsible for 12 million sick days in the country, costing €2.7bn each year.
According to the central bureau of statistics in the Netherlands the number of young people that received specialised mental health care in the Netherlands has risen from 366,000 in 2015 to around 405,000 in 2017.
Youth clinics such as Yes We Can have been set up to provide an alternative to hospital-based care, offering multidisciplinary mental health services in the community for Dutch young people.
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In the Netherlands, children and young people are referred to as "youth" until the age of 25.
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