What Accare does

Accare is a Dutch university-affiliated non-profit foundation (Stichting Universitaire en Algemene Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Noord-Nederland) founded in 2001 that provides specialized psychiatric and mental health care for children and adolescents up to 18 years old, plus their families. The organization operates 25 outpatient locations across Northern, Central, and Eastern Netherlands, an intensive care clinic in Smilde, and a centralized services headquarters in Assen. Its core product portfolio spans multiple treatment settings—outpatient clinics, online/blended modalities, home-based care, school-based services, and intensive residential care—combined with a deep library of evidence-based therapies including CBT, EMDR, DBT, schema therapy, EMDR, the KINGS 8-week residential family trauma program, crisis services (Intermezzo, IHT), and specialized protocols for ADHD, anxiety, trauma, depression, eating disorders, autism, psychosis, tics, OCD, school absenteeism, and combined mental health/intellectual disability cases. The underlying technology stack consists of digital questionnaires for patient intake and outcome monitoring, online treatment platforms enabling blended delivery (e.g., Dappere Kat Blended, Doepressie Blended), and compliance with NEN 7510, AVG, WGBO, and Wvggz standards.

Accare generates revenue through Dutch public healthcare funding mechanisms: treatment costs are reimbursed through the Zorgverzekeringswet (health insurance) for insured care and through municipal youth care budgets under the Jeugdwet for youth mental health services. Patients are acquired almost exclusively through referrals from general practitioners, municipalities, schools, and other healthcare providers—Accare operates inside a referral-based go-to-market with no consumer-direct acquisition. The organization is governed by a two-person Board of Directors (Mevrouw M. Wiedemeyer and Dr. M. Bottelier), operates without external ownership, and has no parent company. Approximately 950 professionals are employed, supporting roughly 25 facilities and partnerships such as the recent GGZ Friesland crisis care integration that consolidated northern-provinces youth crisis admissions at Accare's Intermezzo facility in Smilde effective April 2025. The Child Study Center serves as the research and education division, linking clinical practice to scientific research and producing training programs for external healthcare professionals.

Name

Accare

Legal name

Stichting Universitaire en Algemene Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie Noord-Nederland (Accare)

Website

https://accare.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Accare is a Dutch university-affiliated non-profit foundation providing specialized psychiatric and mental health care for children, adolescents, and families across 25 locations in Northern, Central, and Eastern Netherlands, funded through Dutch health insurers and municipal youth care budgets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Youth Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Parent/Caregiver Training & Family Consultation (ABA) (EDAKAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

ABA Therapy Providers (Home-Based) (EDAKAHAB), ABA Therapy Providers (School-Based) (EDAKAHAC), Autism Communication Support (AAC, Pragmatics & Language) (EDAKAKAG)

Keywords

• Child and youth psychiatry
• Mental health treatment
• Evidence-based therapy
• Crisis intervention services
• Family therapy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Asten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices25 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Insurance Revenue: Treatment costs are covered through the Dutch healthcare insurance system (Zorgverzekeringswet) for insured healthcare, and through municipal youth care budgets (Gemeentelijke Jeugdhulp) for youth mental health services.
2. Municipal Youth Care Contracts: Accare provides youth mental health services funded by municipalities under the Youth Act (Jeugdwet), which shifted responsibility for youth care from provincial government to municipalities in 2015.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Accare is a Dutch university-affiliated non-profit foundation delivering specialized mental healthcare for children and adolescents (ages 0-18) across 25 locations in the Netherlands. Its services span outpatient psychiatry, online/blended therapy, intensive residential care, crisis intervention, school- and home-based treatment, and more than 25 evidence-based therapeutic modalities including EMDR, CBT, DBT, KINGS, and FACT Youth Teams. The organization also conducts clinical research and professional training through its Child Study Center division.

Product overview

Accare is a university-affiliated child and youth mental healthcare organization (kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie) offering a comprehensive portfolio of psychiatric services across Northern, Central, and Eastern Netherlands through 25 locations. The organization provides multiple treatment settings including outpatient clinics, online treatment, home-based treatment, intensive care clinics, and school-based services. The core treatment offerings include evidence-based therapies such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CGT), EMDR, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and family/systemic therapies. Specialized programs include KINGS (intensive 8-week residential family trauma treatment), FACT Youth Teams for complex cases, crisis services (IHT and Intermezzo crisis unit), and innovative blended therapy programs combining digital and in-person components. The Accare Child Study Center functions as the research and education division, conducting scientific research and providing professional training to advance evidence-based care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Child Study Center: The research and education division of Accare, conducting scientific studies on child and youth mental health and providing training programs for healthcare professionals.

Products and services

• Outpatient Clinic (Polikliniek) Regular psychiatric treatment appointments for children and youth with conditions such as anxiety, ADHD, autism, mood disorders, tics, and compulsive behaviors, provided across Accare's network of polyclinics.
• Online Treatment (Online behandeling) Remote psychiatric treatment allowing children and youth to receive care via digital platforms, including blended models that combine online elements with face-to-face sessions.
• Treatment at Home (Behandeling thuis) Treatment delivered in the patient's home environment, bringing psychiatric care directly to families.
• Intensive Care Clinic (Intensieve zorg kliniek) — Smilde Inpatient intensive care facility in Smilde offering residential treatment for children and youth when lighter care is insufficient, including KINGS family treatment, adolescent care (ADO), and crisis services (Intermezzo).
• Treatment at School (Behandeling op school) Psychiatric treatment integrated within educational settings for convenience and continuity with schooling.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (Cognitieve gedragstherapie) Evidence-based psychotherapy for children and youth addressing anxiety, depression, and behavioral problems.
• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) Trauma processing therapy using bilateral stimulation to help children and youth overcome traumatic experiences.
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (Dialectische gedragstherapie) Specialized therapy for adolescents focusing on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness.
• KINGS (Kind IN Gezond Systeem) Intensive 8-week residential family treatment program for children and parents addressing interpersonal and intergenerational trauma, preventing out-of-home placement.
• FACT Youth Teams (FACT Jeugdteams) Flexible Assertive Community Treatment teams providing integrated mental health care for youth with complex psychiatric needs.
• Intensive Home Treatment (IHT) Home-based crisis intervention service preventing hospitalization by providing intensive support in the youth's home environment.
• Intermezzo Crisis Center Short-term residential crisis unit (several days to one week) for youth in psychiatric crisis, with parents staying the first 48 hours; consolidated regional hub for Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe.
• Parent Training (Oudertraining) Training programs for parents to strengthen parenting skills and support child treatment.
• Systemic Therapy (Systeemtherapie) Family and systemic therapy addressing relational patterns and dynamics within the family system.
• Intensive Trauma Treatment (ITB) Intensive specialized treatment program for trauma-related disorders in children and youth.
• Aggression Regulation Training (Agressieregulatietraining) Training program helping youth develop skills to manage and regulate aggressive behaviors.
• Schema Therapy (Schematherapie) Integrative psychotherapy combining cognitive, behavioral, and psychodynamic approaches for youth with personality issues and chronic emotional problems.
• Dramatherapy (Dramatherapie) Expressive therapy using drama and theater techniques to help youth explore emotions and develop coping skills.
• Art Therapy (Beeldende therapie) Expressive therapy using visual arts to help children and youth process emotions and experiences.
• Psychomotor Therapy (Psychomotorische therapie) Therapeutic approach combining movement and body awareness to address psychological and motoric concerns.
• Durfpoli (Courage Clinic) Specialized anxiety treatment program helping children and youth overcome anxiety disorders through exposure-based interventions.
• Pivotal Response Treatment Naturalistic behavioral intervention for children with autism focusing on pivotal developmental areas.
• Adolescent Care (ADO) Intensive weekday residential treatment for adolescents aged 12-18+ in the Smilde clinic, returning home on weekends.
• Baas over Obesitas (Boss over Obesity) Specialized program for children and youth dealing with obesity, including cognitive behavioral therapy and family involvement.
• Intensive Family Therapy Obesity (Intensieve Gezinstherapie Obesitas) Intensive family-based treatment approach for childhood obesity involving both child and parents.
• Dappere Kat Blended Blended therapy program combining digital/online elements with in-person treatment for children.
• Doepressie Blended Blended depression treatment program combining online and face-to-face therapy components.
• Child Study Center — Research and Education Academic research and education center conducting scientific studies on child and youth mental health, developing evidence-based treatments, and offering professional training programs for healthcare practitioners.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer satisfaction rating of 7.9 out of 10

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GGZ FrieslandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2025GGZ Friesland transferred their youth psychiatric crisis care to Accare's Intermezzo facility in Smilde, effective April 1, 2025. The crisis admissions for Friesland, Groningen, and Drenthe are now concentrated at one location. The outpatient crisis team of Kinnik continues to exist and actively collaborates with Accare's clinic. Both organizations are focused on further developing their collaboration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kenter Jeugdhulp: Kenter Jeugdhulp is a Dutch youth care provider offering outpatient, residential, and specialized mental health services to children and families. Comparable in target population, service mix, and public funding model to Accare.
• GGZ Friesland: GGZ Friesland is a mental health provider in Friesland that recently consolidated its youth crisis care into Accare's Intermezzo facility. They are simultaneously a strategic partner and a competitive referrer for child and youth mental health services in the northern Netherlands.
• iHUB: iHUB is a Dutch provider of interdisciplinary youth care and child & adolescent psychiatry with multiple locations. They offer comparable youth mental health services and compete for similar municipal and insurance contracts in the Dutch market.
• Lentis: Lentis is a major Dutch mental health provider operating in Groningen and Drenthe, directly overlapping with Accare's geographic catchment. Both serve similar youth and adult mental health populations with comparable specialty outpatient and clinical services, making them direct competitors for referrals and municipal contracts.
• Dimence: Dimence is a Dutch mental health provider operating in Overijssel and adjacent regions, overlapping with Accare's eastern catchment. They offer comparable child and youth psychiatry services, outpatient clinics, and intensive treatment programs in the same regional market.
• Pluryn: Pluryn is a Dutch youth care provider offering specialized mental health, residential, and outpatient services for children and adolescents. Comparable in target population and clinical mix to Accare, particularly around complex care and youth residential treatment.

Broad incumbents

• Parnassia Groep: Parnassia Groep is the largest Dutch mental health provider, operating a broad portfolio across multiple regions and specialties. While not exclusively focused on youth psychiatry, they offer overlapping child and youth mental health services and have substantially greater scale and geographic reach than Accare.

Regional players

• De Jutters: De Jutters is a specialist child and youth mental health provider (kind- en jeugdpsychiatrie) operating in the Haaglanden region. They are highly comparable in clinical focus to Accare but serve a different geographic catchment.
• Levvel: Levvel is a specialist youth mental health provider in the Amsterdam region, offering similar outpatient, intensive, and crisis services to Accare. Comparable in clinical focus but operating in a different Dutch region.
• Yulius: Yulius is a Dutch mental health provider specializing in youth (and adult) psychiatry, primarily operating in South Holland. Comparable in clinical scope to Accare, particularly around child/youth psychiatric care, but geographically distinct.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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