ARQ

What ARQ does

ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum is the designated national expertise center for psychotrauma in the Netherlands, operating as a Dutch non-profit foundation (stichting) headquartered in Diemen with a secondary clinical treatment location in Oegstgeest. The organization delivers specialized diagnostics, treatment, and preventive services for individuals with complex and treatment-resistant PTSD, alongside B2B psychosocial support for high-risk occupational groups (firefighters, police, military personnel, maritime rescue teams). ARQ operates through a federation of subsidiaries and knowledge centers covering war and persecution, disaster impact, migration and refugees, children and family trauma, and traumatic grief. Its primary client populations include Dutch military veterans, refugees and asylum seekers (including approximately 90,000 Ukrainian refugees under Project Nadiya monitoring), victims of sexual violence, WWII-affected individuals, and survivors of major Dutch disasters such as MH17 and the toeslagenaffaire.

The service portfolio spans clinical modalities (EMDR, NET, KIDNET, Imaginary Exposure, Multi-Family Therapy, DGTT, 3MDR, BEPP, TG-CGT, CBCT), professional training through ARQ Academy, B2B workplace mental health services via ARQ IVP, and a substantial research program. ARQ's technology stack includes the ARQ Zelfscreener (online workplace stress self-screening tool), the 123Consultatie specialist consultation platform, and ZorgDomein digital referral integration. The organization conducts pioneering research including the Blik op herstel project using deepfake technology (DeepTherapy.ai from 3DUniversum) for victim-offender dialogues in PTSD treatment after sexual abuse, the SLEEP DEEP project investigating EEG-guided acoustic stimulation for trauma recovery with Amsterdam UMC, and a psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy pilot for military veterans using PEX010 from Filament Health/Red Light Holland.

ARQ's revenue model is multi-stream: clinical treatment is funded through Dutch health insurance (basisverzekering) for referred patients, ARQ Academy generates per-participant revenue from accredited training courses (€695 for CBCT for PTSD, €1,535 for KIDNET), ARQ IVP operates B2B contracts with employers in high-risk sectors, and research activities are funded through government grants (ZonMw, Ministerie van VWS) and foundations (Hersenstichting, Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving, Giro555). Distribution is conducted nationally through digital referral platforms, a landelijk (nationwide) network of psychologists, and partner organizations including Stichting 1940-1945, Stichting Pelita, COA, and Nidos. The organization holds Cedeo and NRTO quality marks, ISO 9001:2015 certification, and ANBI public benefit status.

Name

ARQ

Legal name

ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum

Website

https://arq.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum is the Dutch national expertise center for psychotrauma, providing specialized diagnostics, treatment, research, and workplace mental health services for PTSD patients, veterans, refugees, and high-risk occupational groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Psychotrauma mental health services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH)

Keywords

• Complex psychotrauma treatment
• Occupational mental health services
• Professional trauma training
• Refugee mental health support
• Psychotrauma research and policy

Headquarters

HQ city

Diemen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government-funded healthcare services: ARQ operates as a national specialist GGZ (geestelijke gezondheidszorg) institution funded primarily through health insurance (zorgverzekering) and government contracts. Treatment at ARQ Centrum'45 is covered by health insurance for referred patients with diagnosed psychotrauma conditions.
2. ARQ Academy training and education: ARQ Academy generates revenue through professional training courses, workshops, and educational programs for healthcare professionals. Pricing is publicly listed (e.g., €695 per participant for CBCT for PTSD course, €1,535 for KIDNET course). Revenue is per-participant with accreditation points from professional associations.
3. ARQ IVP workplace services: ARQ IVP provides organizational services including Mental Check Ups, training, crisis advice, and therapy to employers in high-risk sectors. Services are billed to organizations as B2B contracts, with per-employee or per-service pricing.
4. Research grants and subsidies: ARQ conducts commissioned research funded by government bodies (Ministerie van VWS, ZonMw) and foundations (Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving, Hersenstichting). Projects like 'Doorwerking van Collaboratie' and 'Onderzoek naar trauma en PTSS onder Nederlandse veteranen' are funded by ministerial commissions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum is a Dutch non-profit foundation delivering specialized diagnostics, treatment, prevention, and aftercare for people suffering from complex psychotrauma symptoms. Its services span individual outpatient and residential clinical care through ARQ Centrum'45, occupational/workplace trauma support for employers via ARQ IVP, professional training and education through ARQ Academy, and applied research and knowledge dissemination across several dedicated knowledge centers targeting groups such as refugees and children.

Product overview

ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum is the Dutch National Psychotrauma Center comprising multiple specialized treatment centers, knowledge centers, and training institutes. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio of trauma-related services including: ARQ Centrum'45 (specialized treatment for complex psychotrauma), ARQ IVP (occupational trauma and mental health services for organizations), ARQ Kenniscentrum Impact van Rampen en Crises (disaster and crisis expertise), ARQ Kenniscentrum Oorlog, Vervolging en Geweld (war and persecution), ARQ Kenniscentrum Migratie (migration and refugees), ARQ Kenniscentrum Kind, Gezin en Psychotrauma (children and family), and ARQ Kenniscentrum Traumatische rouw (traumatic grief). Treatment services include EMDR, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), KIDNET, Imaginary Exposure, Multi-Family Therapy, DGTT, BEPP, and 3MDR. ARQ Academy provides professional training including CBCT for PTSD, KIDNET, and NET courses. Mind-Spring offers preventive programs for refugees. Digital tools include the ARQ Zelfscreener for workplace stress assessment. The organization conducts innovative research including deepfake therapy (Blik op herstel), EEG sleep stimulation (SLEEP DEEP), and various clinical trials. Services are delivered through locations in Diemen and Oegstgeest, with national reach through ZorgDomein referrals and 123Consultatie for professional consultations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARQ Centrum'45: Specialized treatment centre for individuals with complex and treatment-resistant psychotrauma symptoms
• ARQ IVP
• ARQ Academy
• Impact Magazine
• ARQ Kenniscentrum Oorlog, Vervolging en Geweld
• ARQ Kenniscentrum Impact van Rampen en Crises
• ARQ Kenniscentrum Migratie
• Mind-Spring
• Blik op herstel
• Veerkracht
• SLEEP DEEP

Products and services

• ARQ Centrum'45 — Complex Psychotrauma Diagnostics and Treatment Specialized diagnostics, treatment, and aftercare program for adults and children suffering from complex psychotrauma symptoms, including PTSD related to war, persecution, violence, and severe occupational trauma. Delivered through outpatient and, where appropriate, residential clinical care as part of ARQ's national mandate.
• ARQ IVP — Workplace Trauma Services B2B service line providing employers and public-sector organizations with prevention, advisory, and aftercare support for employees affected by critical incidents and workplace trauma. Targets occupations such as first responders, healthcare workers, and military personnel.
• ARQ Academy — Professional Trauma Training and Certification Training, courses, and continuing-education programs that certify mental-health and social-work professionals in psychotrauma diagnostics, treatment, and related methodologies. Sold to individual practitioners and institutional training buyers.
• Mind-Spring — Psychoeducation Program for Refugees Online and group-based psychoeducation program supporting refugees and newcomers to understand and cope with the psychological effects of war, displacement, and resettlement trauma, delivered via ARQ-affiliated knowledge centers.
• ARQ Knowledge Centers — Applied Psychotrauma Research and Policy Research, policy advisory, and knowledge-dissemination services organized around thematic centers (including children/youth and refugee mental health). Funded through grants and partnerships with Dutch government, municipalities, and academic institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 90,000 Ukrainian refugees monitored for mental health through Project Nadiya
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stichting 1940-1945coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStichting 1940-1945 is a partner organization of ARQ providing services to resistance participants, persecution victims, and civilian war victims from 1940-1945. Located at Nienoord 5, Diemen. Holds ANBI status. Related to ARQ Kenniscentrum Oorlog, Vervolging en Geweld.
• Stichting PelitaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization of ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum, listed as one of ARQ's organizational partners. Focus on Indonesian war victims and related psychotrauma.
• Utrecht University (Dynamics of Youth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Project Nadiya monitoring mental health of Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands. Joint research collaboration involving 2,500 participants across 4 measurement points.
• GGD GHOR NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Project Nadiya for mental health monitoring and support of Ukrainian refugees. GGD GHOR coordinates psychosocial support at municipal level for refugees.
• Embassy of Ukraine in the NetherlandscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Project Nadiya providing mental health support for Ukrainian refugees. Contributes to cross-governmental coordination of psychosocial services.
• ZonMwcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidy provider and research partner in multiple ARQ projects including KIDNET versus EMDR (KIEM) study and Project Nadiya. ZonMw funds health research and innovation in the Netherlands.
• NVP (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Psychotherapie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partner providing accreditation for ARQ Academy training programs. NVP credits awarded for CBCT for PTSD and other courses.
• NIP (Nederlands Instituut van Psychologen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association partner providing accreditation for ARQ Academy training programs including KIDNET and NET courses.
• Amsterdam UMCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner in multiple projects including SLEEP DEEP (EEG-guided acoustic stimulation for PTSD) and trauma/PTSD research among Dutch veterans. Joint project with ARQ Nationaal Psychotrauma Centrum and Defensie.
• Defensie (Afdeling Trends, Onderzoek en Statistiek)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partner with Amsterdam UMC and ARQ on research into trauma and PTSD among Dutch military veterans. Defensie's research division provides statistical data and access to veteran populations.
• Nederlands VeteraneninstituutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the 'Doorwerking van Collaboratie' project alongside ARQ Kenniscentrum Oorlog, Vervolging en Geweld. Specializes in support and research for Dutch military veterans.
• Oorlog voor de RechtercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in 'Doorwerking van Collaboratie' project. Organization focused on WWII history and support for children of collaborators. Co-organizes CABR Salon information meetings.
• NidoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational guardianship institution for unaccompanied minor foreigners (AMV's) in the Netherlands. Collaborative partner in the Veerkracht project and other programs for refugee youth with ARQ Kenniscentrum Migratie.
• COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCentral Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers. Partner in multi-family groups and refugee support programs. ARQ provides training for COA staff on psychosocial support.
• Het Kinder- en Jeugdtraumacentrum (KJTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Rewind and Fast Forward research project on trauma treatment for adolescents exposed to domestic violence. Joint study with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
• Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in the Rewind and Fast Forward project (FITT/ITT trauma treatment research) and Academic Workshop Child Abuse (AWK). ARQ Centrum'45 participates in clinical treatment delivery.
• Reinier van Arkel and GGZ DrenthecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulticenter research partners in the HECHT project studying family treatment effectiveness for traumatized uniformed professionals and their families. Four-year mixed-method multicenter study.
• RIVMminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institute for public health and environment, collaborating on mental health monitoring of Ukrainian refugees through Project Nadiya.
• VluchtelingenWerk NederlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Council for Refugees. Partner in Ukrainian refugee support, providing information in Ukrainian, Russian, and Dutch on its website. Collaborates on psychosocial support initiatives.
• Rode Kruis (Netherlands)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Red Cross. Participant in national coordination meetings for Ukrainian refugee care alongside ARQ, ggz, and GGD'en.
• Nationaal ArchiefminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Archives of the Netherlands. CABR (Central Archive Special Justice) documents became digitally searchable from July 2025 in the reading room, and from February 2026 at Regional Historical Centers and NIOD. ARQ provides psychosocial support for those affected.
• NIOD (Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies. From February 2026, provides access to digital CABR archive. ARQ provides psychosocial support context for those consulting the archive.
• ARQ National Psychotrauma Centre / ARQ Centrum '45coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost partner for the PEX010 psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy pilot feasibility study for military veterans with PTSD, conducted by ARQ Centrum '45 using botanical psilocybin from Red Light Holland / Filament Health.
• Filament Health / Red Light HollandcoreTechnology or IntegrationWholly owned subsidiary of Red Light Holland supplying botanical psilocybin drug candidate PEX010 for the ARQ Centrum '45 PTSD study for military veterans. PEX010 supplied to 80+ studies worldwide.
• Corti MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPodcast production partner collaborating with ARQ to develop the 'FOUT' podcast series on children of WWII collaborators, featuring ARQ clinical psychologists and social psychologists.
• Buro WittenburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional actor agency providing actors for ARQ IVP training simulations. Actors familiarize themselves with the daily practice of trainees to ensure realistic role-play scenarios for experience-based learning.
• Healthy Society (Oekraïne)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUkrainian partner organization collaborating with ARQ since the beginning of the war in Ukraine to train local healthcare professionals in psychotrauma management and psychosocial support, supported by Giro555 funding.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• McLean Hospital: US psychiatric specialty hospital affiliated with Harvard with strong trauma/PTSD programs and extensive research output — comparable in clinical-research depth and brand authority for complex psychiatric care.
• Menninger Clinic: US psychiatric specialty institution with treatment, research, and professional training functions analogous to ARQ Centrum'45 for complex and treatment-resistant cases.
• South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust: UK national mental health institution with specialized trauma/PTSD services, large research portfolio, and government-mandate status — comparable to ARQ's national expertise role but at significantly larger scale and breadth.
• Mount Sinai Health System — Traumatic Stress Center: Large US academic health system with a dedicated traumatic stress center combining clinical treatment, research, and training — a broader incumbent version of ARQ's specialized psychotrauma model.

Direct peers

• Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies (NKVTS): Nordic national specialist center for trauma, violence, and refugee mental health, operating under government mandate with a research-treatment-policy profile that closely parallels ARQ's remit.
• Trauma Center at JRI (Justice Resource Institute): US-based national specialist in trauma treatment, research, and professional training with a model closely mirroring ARQ's integrated practice-research-education approach. Operates similarly as a designated center of excellence for PTSD and complex trauma.
• Trimbos Instituut: Dutch national knowledge center for mental health that combines research, policy advisory, and education functions similar to ARQ's knowledge-center model. Closest domestic peer by structure and mandate.
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD: Government-commissioned national US center of excellence for PTSD research, treatment, and education. Highly comparable in mission, methodological authority, and clinical-research integration, though at much larger scale.

Regional players

• GGZ inGeest: Major Dutch GGZ provider offering specialized mental health treatment in the same national market as ARQ, with overlapping referral networks and academic partnerships (VU Amsterdam).

Emerging players

• Pharos: Dutch national expertise center on health disparities among refugees and migrants. Overlaps with ARQ Kenniscentrum Migratie on refugee psychosocial support and policy advisory — a partial peer in the migration-health segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@arqnationaalpsychotraumace9204
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arq-nationaal-psychotrauma-centrum
• Xx.com/arqpsychotrauma
• Facebookfacebook.com/ARQInternational

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries13 records

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