De Nederlandse ggz

What De Nederlandse ggz does

De Nederlandse ggz (legal name: Vereniging Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg Nederland) is the Dutch branch association for mental health and addiction care providers, headquartered at Piet Mondriaanplein 25 in Amersfoort. The association represents over 100 member organizations that collectively employ approximately 90,000 professionals, serve nearly 1 million people per year, and account for more than 90% of all ggz care and professionals in the Netherlands. Its operational core is a network of value networks (waardenetwerken), directing teams (regieteams), and winning teams that organize knowledge exchange across thematic areas including Acute ggz, Addiction and Healthy Lifestyle, Information Policy, Care and Safety, Housing, and Healthy Growing Up. The association also operates the GGZ Community platform (ggzcommunity.nl), which connects 1,500+ professionals across approximately 30 themed communities for collaboration and knowledge sharing, and publishes a bi-weekly deNLggz Nieuwsupdate newsletter.

The organization's revenue model is membership-based, with member organizations paying recurring dues to fund advocacy, knowledge sharing, and networking services. As a vereniging (non-profit association), it is governed by a board chaired by Ruth Peetoom and directed by Jeroen Pepers, with the permanent bureau staffed by approximately 60 employees. Strategic priorities are pursued through dedicated regieteams covering Zorg en Financiering, Mens en Werk, and Informatiebeleid, with a legal Zorg en Recht team providing CAO, labor law, and regulatory expertise. The association maintains international engagement through Mental Health Europe and EuroHealthNet, and participates in domestic policy frameworks including the Integraal Zorgakkoord (IZA) and Aanvullend Zorg en Welzijnsakkoord (AZWA).

Its distribution footprint is essentially the Dutch mental health sector itself: services are delivered through member organizations that operate ggz-instellingen nationwide, with a public member directory serving as the entry point for individuals seeking care. The association's most distinctive strategic actions in 2025 include the appointment of Gerco Blok to lead the Regieteam Informatiebeleid and Carla van de Wiel to chair the Waardenetwerk Wonen and theme Duurzaamheid, alongside participation in the Forensisch Netwerk's Digitalisering Forensische Zorg (DFZ) program with Valente, VGN, VKN, and TBS Nederland. The association does not currently develop proprietary AI products but has established a Coördinatiepunt Privacy, AI en Informatiebeveiliging (CPAI) to coordinate AI governance and information security policy for its members.

Name

De Nederlandse ggz

Legal name

Vereniging Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg Nederland

Website

https://denederlandseggz.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

De Nederlandse ggz is the Dutch branch association for mental health and addiction care providers, representing over 100 member organizations covering more than 90% of the Netherlands' ggz sector. It funds advocacy, knowledge sharing, and policy engagement through membership fees, supported by the GGZ Community platform and Amsterdam-based expertise teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amersfoort

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: De Nederlandse ggz operates as a branch association funded through membership fees from over 100 ggz and addiction care provider organizations. The association represents members' interests, provides knowledge sharing platforms, and advocates for the sector.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

De Nederlandse ggz is a branch association (branchevereniging) that represents mental health and addiction care providers in the Netherlands. It provides collective advocacy, policy influence, knowledge sharing, and networking services to its 100+ member organizations, covering more than 90% of the Dutch mental health sector. Core deliverables include the GGZ Community online platform, thematic working groups (value networks, directing teams, winning teams), newsletters, policy representation, and international collaboration.

Product overview

De Nederlandse ggz is a branch association for mental health and addiction care providers, not a technology product company. Its primary offering is the GGZ Community, an online platform for knowledge sharing and collaboration among member organizations. Additional services include the deNLggz Nieuwsupdate newsletter, membership directory, thematic working groups (waardenetwerken, regieteams, winning teams), publications and news, blogs, career information, and a public help-seeking portal. The organization focuses on advocacy, knowledge exchange, and networking rather than software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GGZ Community Online members platform for collaboration and knowledge sharing within mental health care. Members share questions, solutions, ideas, and initiatives, and can connect with over 1,500 other professionals across approximately 30 themed communities covering Acute ggz, CAO, Communicatie, Cruciale ggz, Duurzaamheid, Gezond opgroeien, Informatiebeleid, Kwaliteitsbeleid, Medicatieoverdracht, Mentale gezondheid, Regeldruk, Rookvrije ggz, Subsidies en fondsen, Toegankelijke ggz, Verslaving en Gezonde leefstijl, Volwaardig burgerschap, and Zorgprestatiemodel.
• deNLggz Nieuwsupdate Bi-weekly newsletter keeping subscribers informed about the most important developments in the mental health sector, targeting members, partners, stakeholders, healthcare professionals, policymakers, and other interested parties.

Named customers20 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Mental Health EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational membership organization for mental health. De Nederlandse ggz participates as an active member to support initiatives and alliances emphasizing the importance of good mental health for the European public and economy.
• EuroHealthNetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network for health promotion and disease prevention. De Nederlandse ggz collaborates with EuroHealthNet partners to advance mental health policy at European level.
• Forensisch NetwerkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration of five organizations: De Nederlandse ggz, Valente, VGN, VKN, and TBS Nederland, working together on the Digitalisering Forensische Zorg (DFZ) program to improve patient flow and information exchange in forensic care.
• ValentemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Forensisch Netwerk (Forensic Network), collaborating on digitization and information sharing in forensic care chain.
• VGN (Vereniging Gehandicaptenzorg Nederland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Forensisch Netwerk (Forensic Network), collaborating on digitization and information sharing in forensic care chain.
• VKNmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Forensisch Netwerk (Forensic Network), collaborating on digitization and information sharing in forensic care chain.
• TBS NederlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Forensisch Netwerk (Forensic Network), collaborating on digitization and information sharing in forensic care chain.
• Government of the NetherlandscoreOthersOngoing policy dialogue with national and local governments on healthcare funding, mental health services, and sector regulation. Partnership includes participation in Integraal Zorgakkoord (IZA) and Aanvullend Zorg en Welzijnsakkoord (AZWA).
• Health InsurerscoreOthersCollaborative dialogue with health insurance companies on funding, reimbursement, and access to mental health services.
• Client OrganizationscoreOthersPartnership with client/patient organizations to represent interests of people with mental health challenges in policy discussions.
• Professional AssociationscoreOthersCollaborative relationships with professional associations and trade unions in the mental health sector.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Broad incumbents

• NHS Providers: UK membership organization for NHS foundation trusts and other providers, including mental health trusts. Operates a broader healthcare scope than De Nederlandse ggz but offers directly comparable member-services, advocacy, and policy-influence functions.

Direct peers

• ActiZ: Dutch branch association for elderly care providers, offering overlapping advocacy, CAO, and policy services to a parallel Dutch care segment. Highly comparable in business model, member-services mix, and political positioning.
• National Council for Mental Wellbeing: US membership association for mental health and substance use provider organizations. Operates a near-identical model — collective advocacy, training, networking, and policy influence — for mental health providers in the United States.
• Mental Health Europe: European-level mental health membership association representing pan-European organizations. Directly comparable as a mental health sector umbrella body, and already a strategic partner of De Nederlandse ggz for EU policy advocacy.
• Mental Health America: US community-based non-profit addressing mental health needs and advocating on policy. Comparable as a national umbrella addressing mental health through advocacy, education, and member/stakeholder engagement.
• NVZ (Nederlandse Vereniging van Ziekenhuizen): Dutch hospital association representing general and academic hospitals. Closely comparable as a Dutch healthcare branch association that negotiates with insurers, government, and unions on behalf of provider members.
• VGN (Vereniging Gehandicaptenzorg Nederland): Dutch branch association for disability care providers, structurally analogous in role and revenue model. Already a strategic partner through the Forensisch Netwerk, making it a near-direct functional peer in Dutch care-sector representation.
• Mind (UK): Major UK mental health advocacy and support organization. Comparable as a high-profile sector voice driving awareness, policy influence, and member/provider coordination, though its charity model differs from a pure provider-association.

Others

• EuroHealthNet: European partnership for health promotion, equity, and disease prevention. Already a strategic partner of De Nederlandse ggz; comparable as a network enabling cross-border policy and knowledge exchange in the broader public-health ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Royal College of Psychiatrists: UK professional body for psychiatrists, focused on professional standards, training, and clinical guidance rather than provider advocacy. Partial overlap with the ggz sector agenda but oriented toward individual clinicians rather than institutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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