Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen

What Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen does

Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen (VZW CaH) is a Belgian non-profit association (vereniging zonder winstoogmerk) founded in 2007 that provides home-based crisis intervention, return-to-home support, and intensive short-term family support for families with minor children (aged 0–18) in crisis situations across the West Flanders province. The organization was established through a collaboration of three integrated youth-aid organizations (vzw Binnenstad in Brugge, vzw Oranjehuis in Kortrijk, and vzw De Walhoeve in Westvleteren) and has been operationally structured since 2019 into two regional teams (Team Noord and Team Zuid) supported by three antenna offices (Brugge, Harelbeke, Westhoek), with a registered seat at Julius Sabbestraat 40, 8530 Harelbeke.

Service delivery is organized around three evidence-based modules — Crisisinterventie (3–5 days), Terugkeer naar Thuis (7–14 days), and CAH-begeleiding (28 days plus at least one month of aftercare) — implemented via Families First, Signs of Safety, and restorative (herstelgericht) practices. Staffing is small (headcount range 11–50, with ~15 named clinical contacts), and all intake flows exclusively through the Crisismeldpunt Mindererjarigen West-Vlaanderen, with a guaranteed 24-hour intervention start and 24/7 permanence.

The business model is fully government-funded: services are provided free of charge to families, with revenue derived from the Flemish Government via Opgroeien (youth aid) and, from 2024, VAPH (disability crisis support). The organization has no technology product, no app, and no AI/ML component; its value proposition is structural and regulatory rather than technological, with its competitive position resting on its monopoly as the designated crisis-intervention provider for the province.

Name

Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen

Legal name

VZW Crisishulp aan Huis West-Vlaanderen

Website

https://cahwestvlaanderen.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen is a Belgian non-profit founded in 2007 that delivers home-based crisis intervention, return-to-home support, and 28-day family support services for families with minor children in crisis across the West Flanders province, funded by the Flemish Government.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Crisis Intervention and Youth Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Family crisis intervention
• Youth aid services
• Home-based family support
• Child welfare crisis
• Return-to-home guidance

Headquarters

HQ city

Harelbeke

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government funding (Vlaamse Overheid): Funded by the Flemish Government as part of the integrated youth aid system (Integrale Jeugdhulp). Services are provided free of charge to families.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vzw Crisishulp Aan Huis West-Vlaanderen provides in-home crisis intervention and family preservation services for families in West Flanders with minor children (0-18 years) at risk of out-of-home placement. Services are organised in three time-bound modules: a 3-5 day crisis intervention, a 7-14 day return-to-home guidance, and a 28-day intensive family support with aftercare, all delivered face-to-face in the family's home and provided free of charge to families.

Product overview

Vzw Crisishulp aan Huis West-Vlaanderen operates as a crisis assistance organization providing three distinct service modules: Crisisinterventie (3-5 days), Terugkeer naar Thuis (7-14 days), and CAH-begeleiding (28 days with aftercare). These modules are grounded in three evidence-based methodologies: Families First, Signs of Safety, and Herstelgericht Werken (Restorative Practices). The organization does not offer a technology product; it provides social services through face-to-face family support across West Flanders province via two teams (Team Noord and Team Zuid) and three antenna locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crisisinterventie (Crisis Intervention) Short-term crisis intervention lasting 3 to 5 days, focused on question clarification, de-escalation, safety assessment, and appropriate referral for families with minor children (0-18 years) in crisis across West Flanders.
• Terugkeer naar Thuis (TnT) - Return to Home A 7 to 14-day program designed to reorient minors who are in crisis accommodation or with network caregivers back to their homes, focused on family recovery, calm and safety, and clarifying further referral needs.
• CAH-begeleiding (Crisisbegeleiding aan Huis) A 28-day intensive in-home family support program averaging 6 hours per week, with at least one month of aftercare, focused on safe living climate, developmental opportunities for youth, parenting skills, family strengths, and preventing out-of-home placement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Child remains at home during crisis intervention - families supported to prevent out-of-home placement

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vzw Huize TordalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Autonomous crisis support services partner. Part of the collaboration between CAH and VAPH (Vlaams Agentschap voor Personen met een Handicap) partners, offering crisis intervention for people with disabilities.
• Inspirant aan ZeecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VAPH partner providing autonomous crisis support services. Collaboration began with structureel (permanent) funding from 2024.
• Vzw De KadecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VAPH partner providing autonomous crisis support services in West Flanders region.
• Zonnebloem vzwcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024VAPH partner offering both autonomous crisis support and crisis support linked to crisis residential facilities.
• Vzw OranjehuiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration through crisis and investment plan for youth aid. Offers crisis support services linked to crisis residential facilities. One of the three founding organizations of CAH (2007).
• VirovzwminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Organization for people with disabilities. Part of the original intersectoral team (2020) during the first COVID lockdown, together with CAH and Tordale, funded by the 'Zorgen voor Morgen' action plan.
• WINGGminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading organization in the 'Proeftuin crisispreventie West-Vlaanderen' (pilot project for crisis prevention in West Flanders). WINGG coordinated the partnership between health and youth aid sectors.
• CAW (Centrum voor Algemeen Welzijn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Proeftuin crisispreventie West-Vlaanderen'. CAW is the General Welfare Center that also houses the Crisismeldpunt.
• CLB (Centra voor Leerlingenbegeleiding)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Proeftuin crisispreventie West-Vlaanderen'. Student counseling centers providing preventive support.
• Sociale Dienst JeugdrechtbankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the proefproject Signs of Safety. Collaborates on cases involving great insecurity where children can safely grow up in their home context.
• Ondersteuningscentrum Jeugdzorg (OCJ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the proefproject Signs of Safety, working together with the youth court social service.
• Vertrouwenscentra in Zuid West-VlaanderenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the proefproject Signs of Safety. Trust centers for child abuse and child welfare.
• Vzw Binnenstad (Brugge)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three founding organizations of vzw Crisishulp aan Huis West-Vlaanderen in 2007. Organization within integrated youth aid.
• Vzw De Walhoeve (Westvleteren)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the three founding organizations of vzw Crisishulp aan Huis West-Vlaanderen in 2007. Organization within integrated youth aid.
• Opgroeien (Flemish Agency for Child and Family)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment oversight agency for youth aid. Collaborates with CAH on crisis intervention funding and policy through the crisis and investment plan for youth aid.
• VAPH (Vlaams Agentschap voor Personen met een Handicap)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlemish Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Provides structural funding for intersectoral crisis intervention services for people with disabilities, in collaboration with CAH.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VZWCaH

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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