Trimbos-instituut

Name

Trimbos-instituut

Legal name

Trimbos-instituut

Website

https://trimbos.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Health Research and Mental Health Knowledge Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Equity, Access & Social Determinants Programs (BPAIAJAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Suicide Prevention, Self-Harm Prevention & Threat Assessment Programs (EDAKAMAI), Student Health Services (School Nursing, Health Office) (EDAJAIAE)

Keywords

• Mental health research
• Addiction prevention programs
• Public health monitoring
• Professional training e-learning
• Health policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Utrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Core funding from the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) for public health knowledge institute activities including research, monitoring, and national campaigns.
2. Training and E-learning: Revenue from training programs and e-learning courses offered through Trimbos Academie for professionals in healthcare, education, and social services.
3. Product Sales: Sale of physical and digital products including reports, factsheets, campaign materials, posters, and educational resources through the web shop.
4. Advisory Services: Consulting services for municipalities, employers, and healthcare organizations on policy development and implementation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Trimbos-instituut is an independent Dutch national knowledge institute that conducts scientific research, develops evidence-based prevention programs, delivers professional training, runs national public health campaigns, and provides advisory services on mental health, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Its portfolio includes structured programs (Open en Alert, NIX18, Stoptober, Rookvrije Start), longitudinal monitoring studies, an e-learning academy, a publication webshop, and consumer-facing information websites and hotlines.

Product overview

Trimbos-instituut is an independent Dutch research institute for mental health, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Its product portfolio consists of a main institutional website (trimbos.nl) serving as the central knowledge hub, supplemented by specialized web platforms: the Trimbos Academie e-learning system for professional training (being migrated in 2026), a webwinkel (webshop) for physical and digital products, and a kennisbank (knowledge bank) for free downloadable publications. The institute offers targeted programs including Open en Alert (substance prevention in residential care), NIX18 voor professionals (youth alcohol/tobacco prevention), and Stoptober (smoking cessation support). Public-facing information services include multiple helplines (Alcoholinfo, Drugsinfo, Gameninfo, Digitale Balans, Ikstopnu, Mentaal Vitaal) and campaign materials like NIXzonderID for retail age-verification enforcement. The offering is organized as a platform of interconnected services rather than a single unified product, with programs often overlapping in their focus areas while serving distinct audiences (professionals, municipalities, healthcare providers, and the general public).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Alcoholinfo.nl: Public information website about alcohol
• Drugsinfo.nl
• Ikstopnu.nl
• MentaalVitaal.nl
• Digitalebalans.nl
• Gameninfo.nl
• Trimbos Academie
• NIX18
• Open en Alert
• Stoptober
• Rookvrije Generatie
• Welkome Wijk

Products and services

• Trimbos Academie (E-learning Platform) E-learning platform offering digital courses and training materials on mental health and substance use topics for healthcare, education, and social service professionals.
• Webwinkel (Webshop) Online store for purchasing reports, factsheets, educational materials, and campaign products related to mental health, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
• Kennisbank (Knowledge Bank)
• Publieksinformatie (Public Information Hotlines)
• Open en Alert
• NIX18 voor professionals
• Stoptober
• Academie Trainingen & E-learnings

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% of Stoptober participants complete 28 days without smoking; 52% remain abstinent after 3 months; 25% after one year. Someone who completes 4 weeks has 5x greater chance of permanent cessation.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publication of Mental Health Monitor and collaborative monitoring of mental health issues across all age groups in the Netherlands. Trimbos and RIVM together call for government investment in mental health based on monitoring data.
• GGD GHOR NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint conducting of Monitor Mentale gezondheid en Middelengebruik Studenten (MMMS), a biennial study of mental health and substance use among HBO and WO students.
• Ministerie van VWS (Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport)coreOthersPrimary government commissioner of Trimbos-instituut, funding national campaigns including NIX18 (campaign to prevent youth alcohol and tobacco use). VWS sets policy direction for mental health and addiction prevention.
• GGD'en (Municipal Health Services)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional implementation partners for NIX18 campaign, helping to execute local prevention activities and age verification (NIXzonderID) initiatives.
• Instellingen voor Verslavingszorg (IVZ)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAddiction care institutions serve as implementation partners for the Open en Alert program, providing prevention expertise and training to residential care organizations. They deliver expert guidance and expertise as prevention specialists.
• EUDA (Europees Drugsagentschap)minorOthersCollaborates with the European Drugs Agency on monitoring and reporting of European drug trends, contributing to annual European Drug Report.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Movisie: Dutch knowledge institute for the social domain; comparable ANBI-funded model that translates research into practical interventions, training, and municipal advisory services for social and welfare professionals.
• Rutgers: Dutch expert center on sexuality and sexual health; ANBI-status knowledge institute with a parallel portfolio of research, intervention development, public information sites, and professional training in the public health domain.
• Jellinek (Arkin): Major Dutch addiction care and prevention provider; complements Trimbos's national prevention and research role with clinical addiction treatment, and overlaps in workplace substance use policy and youth prevention programming.
• NJi (Nederlands Jeugdinstituut): Dutch national knowledge institute for youth; operates the same ANBI public benefit model, co-maintains intervention databases in which Trimbos programs are recognized, and serves overlapping municipal and youth-care professional audiences.

Emerging players

• Pharos (Dutch Centre of Expertise on Health Disparities): Dutch national center of expertise on health disparities; similarly structured ANBI knowledge institute that develops evidence-based interventions and trains professionals in health promotion and prevention, with a focus on vulnerable populations.

Regional players

• Institute of Alcohol Studies (UK): UK-based charity that serves as a national alcohol research and policy institute; provides an international functional analogue to Trimbos's alcohol prevention and policy advisory work, though in a different national context.
• Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA): Canadian national knowledge body on substance use, federally funded to produce research, evidence-based guidance, and public information; mirrors Trimbos's combined research, monitoring, and public campaign mandate.
• GGD GHOR Nederland: Association of Dutch regional municipal health services; co-conducts Trimbos's MMMS student monitoring and is both a key implementation partner and a quasi-peer in Dutch public health program delivery.

Others

• EUDA (European Union Drugs Agency): EU-level agency on drug monitoring; Trimbos is a contributing national partner that supplies Dutch data to the annual European Drug Report, making EUDA a thematically adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• RIVM (Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu): Dutch national public health and environment institute; jointly publishes the Mental Health Monitor with Trimbos and is the most direct government-side peer in Dutch population health research and surveillance.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/trimbos
• Facebookfacebook.com/Trimbos.instituut

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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