GGZ Friesland

What GGZ Friesland does

GGZ Friesland is the designated core mental healthcare institution ("kerninstelling") for the province of Friesland in the northern Netherlands, founded in 1848 and operating with 1001-5000 employees across multiple locations including Leeuwarden, Franeker, and Drachten. The organization delivers a full continuum of mental healthcare services ranging from crisis intervention and acute psychiatry to long-term clinical and ambulatory care, with dedicated sub-brands for elderly psychiatry (Van Andel), assisted living and work support (MindUp and Kinnik), and specialized trauma treatment through the Traumaverwerkingskliniek. Patients cannot self-enroll; all access is via referral from general practitioners, POH-GGZ primary care mental health workers, municipalities, or crisis services, with referrals routed through the ZorgDomein electronic referral platform.

The organization's technology stack is built around third-party digital health platforms rather than proprietary infrastructure. GGZ Friesland uses the Caren patient portal (which it upgraded to Caren 3.0 in November 2025) for patient access to dossiers, appointments, and recovery plans, and the Minddistrict e-health platform for online treatment modules and exercises, including self-help programs for caregivers. Additional integrations include ReadSpeaker for accessibility and ZorgDomein for referral management. Technology is positioned as an enabler of recovery-oriented care and family involvement rather than as a differentiator.

GGZ Friesland operates as a non-profit healthcare provider under the Dutch regulated healthcare system. Services are reimbursed via the basic Dutch health insurance package (with tariffs set by the Dutch Healthcare Authority, NZa) and supplemented by municipal funding for crisis, public health, and forensic functions. The organization holds contracted relationships with health insurers, maintains formal coordination with the GGD, police, and neighborhood teams, and serves as the regional anchor for acute mental healthcare delivery in Friesland.

Name

GGZ Friesland

Legal name

GGZ Friesland

Website

https://ggzfriesland.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1848

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

GGZ Friesland is the designated core mental healthcare institution for the Friesland province in the Netherlands, delivering the full continuum of psychiatric care from crisis intervention to long-term treatment through multiple sub-brands and referral-based access.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Healthcare Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Primary Care in Behavioral Health Settings (HLAFAGAM)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Psychiatric care
• Crisis intervention
• Recovery support
• Elderly psychiatry

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeuwarden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: GGZ Friesland provides mental healthcare services funded through the Dutch health insurance system. Treatment costs are covered by basic health insurance, with patients potentially having co-pays depending on their insurance plan. The organization operates as a contracted care provider with health insurers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GGZ Friesland is a regional mental healthcare institution that provides specialist and basic mental health treatment, crisis intervention, and recovery support to residents of Friesland, the Netherlands. It serves as the designated core mental healthcare institution (kerninstelling) for the province, offering diagnosis, treatment, and care for a wide range of mental health conditions across acute, forensic, elderly, and general adult psychiatry, plus youth care and resilience services.

Product overview

GGZ Friesland operates as a unified mental healthcare institution offering a coordinated portfolio of services through distinct sub-brands. The core organization provides specialized mental healthcare including crisis intervention, regional teams, and acute psychiatry. The product ecosystem includes Caren (patient portal for viewing appointments and recovery plans), Minddistrict (online treatment platform with e-health modules), and self-help programs. Specialized care is delivered through dedicated brands: Van Andel for elderly psychiatry, MindUp for living and working assistance, Kinnik, and a specialized Traumaverwerkingskliniek. This multi-brand structure allows GGZ Friesland to serve diverse patient populations from children and youth to the elderly, across varying levels of care intensity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kinnik: Brand operating under GGZ Friesland
• Van Andel
• MindUp

Products and services

• Specialistische GGZ (SGGZ) Specialist mental health treatment for adults with complex psychiatric conditions, delivered across multiple clinic locations in Friesland. Aims to reduce suffering and support recovery, with the option of recovery-oriented care.
• Basis-GGZ (BGGZ) Basic mental health treatment for patients with less severe or non-complex psychiatric conditions, provided as a lower-intensity alternative to specialist GGZ.
• Acute Care (Acuut) Crisis intervention and acute psychiatric care for patients experiencing mental health emergencies, delivered through dedicated acute care facilities.
• Forensische Psychiatrie Forensic psychiatric services for patients at the intersection of mental health and criminal justice, including assessment and treatment under legal frameworks.
• Van Andel (Ouderenpsychiatrie) Specialist psychiatric care for the elderly, addressing age-related mental health conditions such as dementia, depression, and late-life psychotic disorders.
• MindUp Mental health services supporting patients in daily living and vocational reintegration, including residential and day care support.
• Kinnik Recognized sub-brand offering mental health services within the GGZ Friesland portfolio.
• Traumaverwerkingskliniek Specialized clinic for trauma processing and treatment of trauma-related conditions, including PTSD and complex trauma presentations.
• Zelfhulpprogramma's Digital self-help programs offered to patients and the public for mental health support, accessible through online platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Recovery-oriented care approach with patient choice at center

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Buiten GewoonminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Buiten Gewoon is taking over the MindUp day care location in Sint Nicolaasga from January 2026. This transfer ensures continuity of day care services while MindUp refocuses on more intensive treatment needs.
• SynaedacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGZ Friesland collaborates with Synaeda for specialized mental healthcare, prevention, and support services. As the core institution (kerninstelling) for Friesland, GGZ Friesland maintains strategic partnerships to ensure comprehensive care coverage.
• GGD (Gemeenschappelijke Gezondheidsdienst)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the municipal health service for public health coordination and crisis response in the Friesland region.
• MunicipalitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local governments for care coordination, housing support, and social services integration.
• Wijk- en GebiedsteamscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with neighborhood and district teams for integrated social care and mental health support.
• Police (Politie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordination with law enforcement for crisis situations and public safety related mental health interventions.
• MaeykehiemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost organization for MindUp day care activities at their location in Sint Nicolaasga, maintaining community-based care on their grounds.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Lentis: Lentis is a regional mental health institution serving the northern Dutch provinces of Groningen and Drenthe, with a comparable mix of ambulatory, clinical, crisis, and forensic services. It is the most direct functional peer to GGZ Friesland given the similar regional kerninstelling-style model in an adjacent northern province.

Regional players

• Emergis: Emergis is a mental health provider in Zeeland, offering ambulatory, clinical, and specialized GGZ services to a defined regional population. It is comparable to GGZ Friesland in being a provincially-organized mental health institution.
• GGNet: GGNet is a regional mental health institution serving the Achterhoek region, offering ambulatory, clinical, and specialized GGZ services. It mirrors GGZ Friesland's regional non-profit model in a different Dutch province.
• GGZ Breburg: GGZ Breburg is a regional mental health institution in West Brabant, offering a full range of GGZ services including crisis, ambulatory, and residential care. It mirrors GGZ Friesland's regional non-profit mental health model in a different Dutch province.
• GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord: GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord serves the northern part of North Holland province with ambulatory, clinical, and crisis mental health services. It is a regional peer of GGZ Friesland with a similar provincially-organized operating model.
• Yulius: Yulius is a mental health organization in South Holland providing GGZ services for children, youth, and adults. It is comparable to GGZ Friesland in offering a full mental health continuum for a defined regional population.
• Dimence Groep: Dimence Groep is a regional mental health institution serving Overijssel and parts of Drenthe, with a comparable mix of basic and specialist GGZ plus regional crisis functions. Like GGZ Friesland, it operates as a regional kerninstelling-style provider but in a different Dutch province.

Broad incumbents

• GGZ inGeest: GGZ inGeest is a large mental health provider in the Amsterdam metropolitan area, offering ambulatory, clinical, and specialty GGZ services. It is comparable in service breadth to GGZ Friesland but serves a different, larger urban geography.
• Arkin: Arkin is a major Amsterdam-based mental health organization providing a broad spectrum of GGZ services including specialty programs (e.g., eating disorders, personality disorders, trauma). It overlaps directly with GGZ Friesland's specialized service lines but operates at a much larger metropolitan scale.
• Parnassia Groep: Parnassia Groep is the largest mental health provider in the Netherlands, operating across multiple regions with a full continuum of GGZ services. It is a broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities (crisis, ambulatory, residential, forensic) but at a national rather than provincial scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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