Jellinek

What Jellinek does

Jellinek is a Dutch nonprofit addiction treatment and prevention organization operating as part of the Stichting Arkin foundation, headquartered in Amsterdam and tracing its origins to 1900. It delivers specialized prevention, treatment, and aftercare services for individuals with alcohol, drug, gambling, gaming, and other behavioral addictions, with active service coverage across Amsterdam, Utrecht, Amersfoort, and the Gooi & Vechtreek region. The organization holds TopGGZ certification, the Dutch quality mark for severe and complex mental health, and sustains an 8.8/10 patient rating on Zorgkaart Nederland.

The clinical service offering spans outpatient and inpatient care, clinical detoxification, crisis intervention, and prevention programs. Its digital infrastructure consists of the MijnJellinek e-health portal for patient records and treatment plan management, the Jellinek Online Zelfhulp self-help platform for low-intensity digital interventions, and a drug-testing service delivered as part of the national DIMS (Drugs Information and Monitoring System) program. Multilingual prevention and self-help content has been deployed in Dari, Arabic, and Tigrinya to reach refugee and migrant populations. Referrals flow through Zorgdomein integration with Dutch primary care and through a network of local wijkwerkers (prevention workers) embedded in Amsterdam neighborhoods, with additional cross-organizational partnerships including Unity (harm reduction) and the pohverslaving.nl initiative co-built with Tactus and Zilveren Kruis.

The business model operates within the Dutch publicly funded healthcare framework. Revenue derives primarily from health insurance reimbursements for clinical treatment, municipal and regional government contracts for prevention programs, and transactional fees from drug-testing services (approximately €2.50 per sample, against a reported annual volume of 35,000+ tests). Customer segments are individual patients (consumer), Dutch health insurers (reimbursement payers), and municipal authorities (prevention commissioners). The organization employs between 501 and 1,000 staff and does not disclose financial results publicly.

Name

Jellinek

Legal name

Stichting Arkin

Website

https://jellinek.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1900

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Jellinek is a Dutch nonprofit addiction treatment and prevention organization under Stichting Arkin, providing outpatient, inpatient, detox, and digital care for alcohol, drug, gambling, and behavioral addictions across Amsterdam, Utrecht, Amersfoort, and Gooi & Vechtreek.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK), Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments (HLAJAAAM)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Substance use prevention
• Behavioral health care
• Drug testing services
• Online self-help programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Treatment (Insurer Reimbursed): Jellinek's clinical treatment services are reimbursed through Dutch health insurance (zorgverzekering). Patients typically need a referral from a GP. Dutch health insurance covers addiction treatment costs, though patients pay their own deductible (eigen risico).
2. Preventie (Prevention) Services: Prevention services including training, education, and workshops for professionals and the general public are offered free of charge. Funded through municipal contracts and public health budgets.
3. Drug Testing Service Fee: Drug testing service at Jellinek charges a small fee of €2.50 per sample for anonymous drug analysis.
4. Prevention Materials and Publications: Jellinek sells prevention materials including folders, posters, and DVDs. For addresses in Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Amersfoort, materials are free. Outside these regions, materials are sold at listed prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Jellinek provides evidence-based addiction treatment and prevention services in the Netherlands, ranging from outpatient and intensive clinical treatment for adults and youth to online self-help programs, family support, and an anonymous drug testing service. The organization delivers care for substance, gambling, gaming, and behavioral addictions through licensed clinicians, supported by digital tools (MijnJellinek portal and online self-help modules) and reimbursed by Dutch health insurers.

Product overview

Jellinek is a Dutch addiction treatment and prevention organization offering a comprehensive, multi-level care system for substance use and behavioral addictions. The core offering consists of outpatient and clinical treatment programs for adults and youth, supplemented by online self-help tools (Jellinek Online Zelfhulp), a patient portal (MijnJellinek), and specialized prevention services (Jellinek Preventie). Treatment intensity scales from light interventions like self-help and screening tests (AUDIT-C) to intensive programs including High Care Detox and crisis admission. Prevention and training services include webinars, professional training, and educational resources for families and at-risk groups. The organization also provides a drug testing service for harm reduction purposes. All services are part of Stichting Arkin, a larger mental health foundation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Behandeltraject (Treatment Program) Comprehensive treatment programs for adults and youth experiencing addiction problems, ranging from outpatient to intensive clinical treatment.
• Behandelingen voor Volwassenen (Adult Treatment) Treatment programs for individuals over 18 years old dealing with addiction to alcohol, drugs, gambling, gaming, or other behavioral addictions.
• Behandelingen voor Jeugd (Youth Treatment) Treatment programs for youth up to 18 years and young adults between 18 and 23 years, including specialized programs for gaming addiction and substance use.
• Jellinek Online Zelfhulp (Online Self-Help) Free online self-help programs for independent reduction or cessation of substance use, accessible without requiring formal treatment enrollment.
• Begeleide Zelfhulp (Guided Self-Help) Guided version of the online self-help program where healthcare providers such as GPs or POH GGZ can monitor patient progress at the backend, providing additional support.
• High Care Detox (HCD) Amsterdam Intensive detoxification treatment with medical supervision at a facility in Amsterdam for patients requiring structured withdrawal support.
• Crisisopname (Crisis Admission) Emergency inpatient treatment for patients requiring immediate intervention due to acute addiction crises, available across Amsterdam, Gooi & Vechtstreek, and Utrecht/Amersfoort regions.
• Drug Testing Service (Drugs Test Service) Anonymous drug testing service where submitted drugs are analyzed in a laboratory, with results available for some pills within the same day. Available at Jellinek locations in Amsterdam and Utrecht.
• Jellinek Preventie (Prevention Services) Educational information, training programs, and advisory services for the general public, risk groups, and professionals, delivered honestly and factually without judgment.
• Training 'Signaleren en Begeleiden' (Detection and Guidance Training) Professional training program that equips healthcare workers with knowledge and skills to detect alcohol, tobacco, and substance use, risky gaming or gambling, and to direct individuals toward diagnosis and care.
• Sterk Ernaast (Strong Alongside) Support program for partners, family members, and friends of individuals dealing with addiction, providing education and guidance on effective support strategies.
• KOPP/KOV Programma Specialized support program for children of parents with addiction problems (KOPP) and children of parents with other problems (KOV).
• Jellinek Jeugdpreventie (Youth Prevention) Prevention programs specifically designed for parents to address substance use issues in their children.
• Gedragstraining Gameverslaving (Behavioral Training for Gaming Addiction) Behavioral training for young people (ages 10-25) and their environment to help them gain control over gaming addiction, with active parent involvement. Also available for individuals with mild intellectual disabilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Clients rate Jellinek with 8.8 out of 10 on Zorgkaart Nederland
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Stichting ArkincoreOthersJellinek is an integral part of Stichting Arkin (Arkin Foundation), a large mental health and addiction care organization based in Amsterdam. Arkin provides the institutional framework, governance, shared services (IT, HR, finance), and strategic direction for Jellinek and its sister organizations. Address: Klaprozenweg 111, 1033 NN Amsterdam.
• Unity (Harm Reduction Project)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnity is a peer education project for visitors of the Dutch party scene. Jellinek partners with Unity to provide harm reduction information and peer educators at drug testing locations. Unity volunteers offer non-judgmental information about alcohol and drugs, supporting Jellinek's public health mission. The partnership spans drug checking services and educational outreach at festivals and events.
• pohverslaving.nl (with Tactus and Zilveren Kruis)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJellinek partnered with Tactus (addiction care) and health insurer Zilveren Kruis to create pohverslaving.nl — a specialized website providing POH (practice support staff) with all information needed to support patients with addiction issues. This platform supports primary care professionals in identifying and managing addiction cases.
• Samenwerkingsverband Vroegsignalering Alcoholproblematiek (SVA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJellinek participates in the 'Samenwerkingsverband Vroegsignalering Alcoholproblematiek' (Collaboration for Early Detection of Alcohol Problems), a multi-stakeholder initiative aimed at recognizing and addressing alcohol problems at an early stage. This public health partnership works to ensure timely intervention before addiction develops.
• ZorgdomeincoreTechnology or IntegrationZorgdomein is a digital healthcare referral platform used by Dutch healthcare professionals to refer patients to specialists and treatment centers. Jellinek uses Zorgdomein as a primary channel for patient referrals, enabling seamless digital submission of referral information from GPs and other referrers.
• Trimbos InstituteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction) coordinates the national DIMS (Drug Information Monitoring System) program. Jellinek participates in DIMS for drug testing. Jellinek also references Trimbos Institute materials and the Alcohol, Roken en Drugs Infolijn (0900-1995) for ordering prevention materials. Trimbos provides scientific expertise and national coordination.
• District Healthcare Providers (Wijkwerkers Network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJellinek maintains wijkwerkers (district contact persons) in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Amersfoort, and Gooi & Vechtreek who serve as liaisons with local GPs, community health services, and municipal organizations. This network facilitates referrals, consultation, and collaborative care at the local level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tactus Verslavingszorg: Dutch addiction-care network offering prevention, outpatient and clinical treatment across multiple regions. Directly competes with Jellinek for GP referrals and insured patients, and notably co-developed pohverslaving.nl with Jellinek, evidencing direct overlap in primary-care-facing services.
• GGZ Drenthe (Verslavingszorg): Regional mental-health and addiction provider in the Netherlands operating prevention, outpatient, and clinical addiction services under the same Dutch insurance and municipal funding model as Jellinek.
• Vincent van Gogh Instituut: Dutch addiction-care organization offering outpatient and clinical treatment, including specialized programs for co-occurring disorders. Direct overlap with Jellinek in reimbursed GGZ/verslavingszorg service lines.
• Novadic-Kentron: Large Dutch addiction-care organization providing prevention, treatment, and recovery services across North Brabant and other regions. Operates the same reimbursement model and competes for municipal prevention contracts comparable to Jellinek's portfolio.
• Brijder Verslavingszorg (Parnassia Groep): Specialist addiction-care provider within Parnassia Groep, delivering outpatient and clinical addiction treatment in the Randstad and other Dutch regions. Overlaps directly with Jellinek in insured addiction treatment and prevention offerings.
• De Hoop (Verslavingszorg): Dutch addiction-care provider offering clinical and outpatient treatment, including faith-informed programs. Competes with Jellinek in residential and outpatient addiction treatment, particularly for clients seeking specialized programming.

Others

• Trimbos Institute: Dutch national institute for mental health and addiction that coordinates the DIMS drug-testing program and supplies scientific expertise used by Jellinek. Functions as an ecosystem enabler and indirect knowledge peer rather than a direct treatment competitor.
• Unity (Peer Education Project): Dutch harm-reduction peer-education project active in the party scene that co-operates with Jellinek at drug-testing sites and festivals. Adjacent ecosystem partner rather than a treatment competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Stichting Arkin (parent organization): Parent mental-health foundation of Jellinek, encompassing multiple specialized brands across Amsterdam. While Jellinek operates addiction services, Arkin provides the broader institutional framework, governance, and shared services, making it both parent and adjacent broad incumbent.

Regional players

• Smoke Free (GGZ-instelling): Stop-smoking and addiction-support initiative under Dutch GGZ. Compares to Jellinek in offering prevention and self-help for addictive behavior, though scoped to tobacco/nicotine rather than the full addiction spectrum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/jellinek.nl
• Instagraminstagram.com/jellinekinfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jellinek
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@Jellinek
• Xx.com/ggz_jellinek

Compliance3 records

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