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Age concern
- Author:
- FILDLER Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Children Now, 31.01.07, 2007, p.21.
- Publisher:
- Haymarket
The author reports on how the Dutch tackle sex and relationship education, at what age they begin to teach it, and how it is influencing practice in England.
Social work on the street: responding to juvenile prostitution in Amsterdam, London and Paris
- Author:
- BARRETT David
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 1(1), 1994, pp.29-23.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Pilot study of the cost-effectiveness of Youth F-ACT in the Netherlands
- Authors:
- HOGEWIND Johannes W. F., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 57(4), 2021, pp.701-710.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Mental healthcare costs are rising. Community-based interventions often are being implemented without sufficient evidence for the effectiveness in terms of care and cost. In this pilot study, we evaluated the cost-effectiveness of youth Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (F-ACT) compared to treatment as usual (TAU). In total 28 adolescents (12–18 years) participated in F-ACT (N = 13) and TAU (N = 15). The outcome measures were the percentage of adolescents with a significant improvement in quality of life and Quality Adjusted Life Years (QALYs). Costs were measured using a retrospective cost-questionnaire. Outcomes were assessed at the start and after three months of care. Compared to TAU, F-ACT resulted in a significantly higher quality of life as reported by adolescents. There was no significant difference in quality of life reported by the parents. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) demonstrated that youth F-ACT is more effective but with higher costs. This study may help to make evidence-based decisions in terms of who benefits the most from youth F-ACT interventions. (Edited publisher abstract)
‘Do I score points if I say “no”?’: Negotiating sexual boundaries in a changing normative landscape
- Authors:
- CENSE Marianne, BAY-CHENG Laina Y., DIJK Lieke van
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gender-Based Violence, 2(2), 2018, pp.277-291.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Recently #MeToo visualised worldwide the scale of sexual coercion and the connection of sexual coercion to gender norms and power structures. Negotiating sexual interactions with a partner is deeply intimate, yet it is also fundamentally influenced by surrounding social norms. We conducted in-depth interviews with 68 ethnically diverse Dutch young men and women (16‐21) about their sexual experiences to understand how norms and values shape their sexual negotiations. Narratives showed the continued relevance of heteronormative gender roles, with participants framing sexual negotiations as a contest between opposing sides, dictated by different rules for women and men. Other narratives suggested that the normative landscape may be changing, with women drawing on discourses of autonomy and men using mutuality as a guiding principle. Our findings indicate that while conventional gender norms and scripts continue to prescribe sexual negotiations, many Dutch youth also exercise alternative discourses in their sexual relationships. Efforts to reduce sexual coercion must incorporate attention to both the old and emerging gender norms that govern sexual negotiations. (Edited publisher abstract)
Emergency presentations to an inner-city psychiatric service for children and adolescents
- Authors:
- DIL L. M., VUIJK P. J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 18(3), July 2012, pp.255-269.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The quality of psychiatric emergency services for children and young people vary, yet there are few studies on the type and prevalence of psychiatric problems encountered, related circumstances or resulting interventions. This article presents a study of 466 consecutive consultations that took place in the Amsterdam Child Psychiatric Emergency Service in 2008, with data on clinical, demographic and consultation-related characteristics in order to inform future emergency mental health service strategy. Findings revealed that half of the consultations were related to behavioural problems in the context of heavily strained relationships. A quarter of consultations were related to neglect or abuse, and 12% were prompted by parental mental illness. Psychiatric diagnoses in the child were limited. The main Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification was a relational problem (70%). These crises were serious and often necessitated temporary placement. Hospitalisations on a psychiatric ward or pharmacological intervention were rare. The authors concluded that mental health care providers may specifically need to add psychiatric evaluation and treatment strategies when confronted with disruptive disorders.
Perceived availability of substances, substance use and substance-related problems: a cross national study among French and Dutch adolescents
- Authors:
- KNIBBE Ronald A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Substance Use, 10(2-3), April 2005, pp.151-163.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
In this cross-national comparison national surveys of school-going adolescents (14–18 years) in France and the Netherlands were used. The questionnaire was comparable for all measures used in this study. Compared with the French, Dutch adolescents perceive alcoholic beverages and cannabis as more easily available. Among the youngest (up to 17 years) the country difference is very small. Perceived availability is of influence on alcohol and cannabis consumption, and on problems attributed to alcohol or cannabis consumption. In the Netherlands, the influence of perceived availability on alcohol consumption is stronger. When controlling for other variables, French adolescents are more likely to report problems due to cannabis use. The difference in cannabis policy between the two countries has a limited influence on perceived availability. Perceiving a substance as difficult to get prevents (frequent) use of alcohol and cannabis and prevents cannabis-related problems. A stronger enforcement of existing alcohol laws is recommended for the Netherlands. There are differences between France and the Netherlands in problems attributed to alcohol and cannabis which cannot be interpreted in the context of differences in policy.
From behind dikes and dunes: communities that care in the Netherlands
- Authors:
- JONKMAN Harrie B., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Society, 19(2), April 2005, pp.105-116.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper provides a general overview of the implementation of the Communities that Care (CtC) programme in the Netherlands. It outlines the socio-historical development of the initiative and considers the rationale and starting point for the Dutch experiment and the tools used in the process. Attention is also paid to the implementation of CtC and some of the problems met in trying to introduce the CtC scheme. The final part of the paper considers the main outcomes of the first (process) evaluation of the experiment.
Youth prostitution in the new Europe: the growth in sex work
- Editor:
- BARRETT David
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 176p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Collection of papers on the escalating problem of child and youth prostitution in Europe. Each chapter looks at the scope and rate of change of the problem, demography, geography, history, sociological and psychological issues, political and economic contexts, and public perceptions. Also looks at initiatives and their outcomes in: England, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Romania, Russia, and Scotland.
Sex education: lessons to be learnt from going Dutch
- Authors:
- DAY Patricia, LANE Delya
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 72(8), August 1999, pp.259-260.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Research based sex education relevant to young people appears to meet the needs of a difficult client group. Looks at how sex education is delivered in schools in the Netherlands and argues that a similar approach is needed in Britain.
Young people active in youth research: an innovative approach
- Author:
- HAZEKAMP Jans Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 6(3), 1999, pp.2-9.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Describes how since the end of the 1980's youth participation has had a high priority in Dutch youth policy.