What Herlaarhof does

Herlaarhof is a Dutch specialized mental healthcare institution (SGGZ provider) delivering psychiatric diagnosis, treatment, and crisis care for children, adolescents, and young adults aged 0 to 23 with severe and complex psychiatric conditions — including autism, ADHD, trauma, attachment disorders, personality disorders, and co-morbid presentations that have stagnated in development. It operates as the designated expertise center for child and youth psychiatry within the Reinier van Arkel group, with a regional footprint of six locations across North Brabant, Rivierenland, and North Limburg (Vught, Den Bosch, Helmond, Oss, Veldhoven, Zaltbommel), four inpatient clinical facilities on Boxtelseweg in Vught, a crisis emergency department (Spoedpoli), and the Centrum Adolescentenpsychiatrie (CAP) for transitional psychiatry aged 16-23. Service lines include outpatient clinics, specialized group treatment (max 4 months, 4 days/week), inpatient clinical care, ambulatory family treatment (AGB), a Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) youth team, and the Flying Brigade outreach service.

The underlying platform combines traditional psychiatric modalities (EMDR, CBT, schema-focused therapy, MBT, ERT, medication management, family therapy) with digital tooling: the Carenzorgt patient portal for electronic health record access and information sharing, and LuCa (launched May 2026), a digital assistant that records and transcribes therapy conversations and generates summaries for clinician review. The clinical model is integrated with special education through a long-standing partnership with Zuiderbos school under an 'één kind, één plan' (one child, one plan) framework.

The business model is B2B2C and contract-funded. All services are accessed exclusively through referrals from GPs, youth doctors (GGD), medical specialists, bureau Jeugdzorg, and municipal teams/wijkteams, processed via Zorgdomein or encrypted referral forms through Aanmelding & Consultatie Herlaarhof (ACH). Revenue is predominantly sourced from Dutch municipal contracts under the Jeugdwet (Youth Act) across approximately 120 municipalities, with a smaller revenue stream from standard health insurance for adult patients (18+) under the Zorgprestatiemodel. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; some municipalities levy a parental contribution for specialized group treatment or clinical admission. The organization employs between 101 and 250 staff and is governed as a subsidiary of Reinier van Arkel, with shared centralized services (HR via Reinier Werkt en Leert, communications, legal/administrative) and a directieteam led by Harald van Gestel and Nathalie Wils.

Name

Herlaarhof

Legal name

Herlaarhof

Website

https://herlaarhof.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Herlaarhof is a Dutch specialized mental healthcare institution providing psychiatric care for children, youth, and young adults aged 0-23 with severe psychiatric conditions, operating six locations across North Brabant, Rivierenland, and North Limburg as part of Reinier van Arkel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child and Youth Psychiatry Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA), Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB)

Keywords

• Child youth psychiatry
• Mental health services
• Adolescent psychiatric care
• Clinical mental healthcare
• Psychiatric inpatient treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Vught

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Municipal Youth Care Funding (Jeugdwet): Herlaarhof's primary revenue source is municipal funding under the Dutch Youth Act (Jeugdwet). Municipalities are responsible for financing specialized youth mental health care. Herlaarhof has contracts with all municipalities in the provinces of Noord-Brabant, regio Rivierenland, and regio Noord-Limburg. Some municipalities may charge a parent contribution for specialized group treatment or clinical admission.
2. Health Insurance (for adults 18+): For young adults aged 18 and older, treatment costs may be covered through standard health insurance (based on the Zorgprestatiemodel system), as these clients fall under general mental health care rather than youth care funding.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Herlaarhof is a specialist mental healthcare institution providing second-line and third-line psychiatric care to children, adolescents, and young adults aged 0–23 with severe and complex psychiatric conditions, including autism, ADHD, trauma, personality disorders, attachment issues, infant mental health concerns, and mild intellectual disability combined with psychiatric conditions. Services span outpatient clinics across six Brabant locations, four inpatient clinics in Vught, a crisis emergency department (Spoedpoli), a Flexible Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) youth team, ambulatory home-based family treatment, the Centrum Adolescentenpsychiatrie for ages 16–23, and outreach via the Flying Brigade.

Product overview

Herlaarhof is a specialized mental healthcare institution for children, youth, and young adults aged 0-23 years, functioning as the expertise center for child and youth psychiatry within the Reinier van Arkel organization. The organization operates as a unified healthcare provider offering multiple interconnected service lines rather than a modular software platform. Core services include general child and youth psychiatry outpatient and clinical care, supplemented by specialized sub-brands and programs: Centrum Adolescentenpsychiatrie (CAP) provides specialized treatment for 16-23 year-olds with personality disorders; GROEN offers low-threshold mental resilience support; FACT Jeugdteam provides assertive community treatment; and Spoedpoli delivers emergency psychiatric care. Additional services encompass Specialistische Groepsbehandeling (specialized group treatment), Kliniek (inpatient clinical care), Ambulante Gezinsbehandeling (home-based family assistance), De Vliegende Brigade (rapid-response psychiatric consultation), and partner services including Zuiderbos special education school. Digital offerings include the Carenzorgt patient portal for dossier access and LuCa, a digital assistant for conversation documentation. Herlaarhof serves the Brabant region with locations in Vught, Helmond, Oss, Veldhoven, Zaltbommel, and Den Bosch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Herlaarhof General Child and Youth Psychiatry Services Specialized mental healthcare for children, adolescents, and young adults (0–23 years) with severe and complex psychiatric conditions. Includes diagnostic assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group treatment, and medication management across all Herlaarhof locations.
• Centrum Adolescentenpsychiatrie (CAP) Specialized outpatient and part-time treatment center for adolescents and young adults aged 16–23 with personality disorders and co-morbid conditions such as anxiety or depression. Offers early intervention, group therapy, individual therapy, family therapy, and medication support. Backed by over 50 years of expertise in transition psychiatry.
• FACT Jeugdteam Flexible Assertive Community Treatment team for youth aged 0–22 struggling at school, in sports, or at home who need psychiatric care. Actively reaches out to young people in their own environment (home, school, or street) using a recovery-oriented approach.
• Ambulante Gezinsbehandeling (AGB) Home-based ambulatory family treatment where a professional counselor visits the family regularly. Teaches new skills, provides information and tips, and helps families learn to solve problems independently as part of outpatient treatment.
• Specialistische Groepsbehandeling Specialized group treatment component of outpatient care, lasting up to 4 months. Youth attend 4 days per week for several hours, participating in group programs with peers while working on individually set goals together with parents. Available at Helmond, Veldhoven, and Vught locations.
• Spoedpoli (Emergency Clinic) Emergency psychiatric service for youth needing urgent help within 5 days. Provides emergency intake followed by an emergency treatment trajectory of up to 3 months, including home visits twice weekly and possible day treatment at Herlaarhof.
• Kliniek (Clinical Inpatient Care) Inpatient clinical treatment for when outpatient care is insufficient. Four clinics located in Vught (Boxtelseweg 32, 34, 36, 38) where youth learn from peers, gain insight into feelings and behavior, and develop greater self-confidence. Admissions are kept as short as possible with recovery at home as the guiding principle.
• De Vliegende Brigade (The Flying Brigade) Rapid-response bridge between child/youth psychiatry and orthopedagogy. Supports care teams with supplemental expertise to prevent children and youth with complex problems from falling between cracks of the system. Offers consultation, short-term interventions, and professional development for multidisciplinary teams.
• LuCa Digital Assistant Digital assistant that records treatment conversations and converts speech to text, then generates summaries that practitioners review before adding to patient records. Enables practitioners to give more attention during appointments with fewer interruptions and produce clearer reports for patients and families.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patient satisfaction scores are collected via 'waarderingsmeter' (satisfaction meter) questionnaires administered to parents and youth (12+) after treatment completion, with results regularly updated and used for quality improvement.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GROEN (now independent foundation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2025GROEN (initiated 2023 under Reinier van Arkel/Herlaarhof) is a low-threshold mental health support facility for youth aged 0–23 and their networks. Developed in collaboration with municipalities Sint-Michielsgestel, Vught, and 's-Hertogenbosch and supported by the GGD and regional GPs. GROEN became an independent foundation on 21 June 2026. It operates on principles of positive health without waiting lists.
• GGzE (GGz Eindhoven)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2025GGzE and Herlaarhof collaborate on youth psychiatric crisis care. Clinical crisis admissions for youth up to ~18 years (with extension to 20) are handled by Herlaarhof, while crisis admissions for youth 18+ are handled by GGzE's High Intensive Care (HIC). Outpatient crisis care is further strengthened from GGzE Kind & Jeugd and GGzE Crisisdienst. A temporary intensified collaboration was also established from October 2025, with GGzE's De Wederik crisis function relocated to Herlaarhof's HIC Jeugd to ensure continuity of care.
• ZuiderboscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZuiderbos is a special education school (primary and secondary level) with locations in Vught, Veldhoven, and Helmond. Herlaarhof and Zuiderbos operate under the 'één kind, één plan' (one child, one plan) principle, integrating treatment and education into a single care plan. Herlaarhof also collaborates with Zuiderbos to help youth who have stopped attending school return to education.
• Novadic-KentronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHerlaarhof's Centrum Adolescentenpsychiatrie (CAP) has a collaboration agreement with Novadic-Kentron, the regional addiction treatment provider. When serious addiction problems are prominent in adolescents and young adults, they must be willing to enter an addiction treatment program before or alongside CAP treatment.
• Koraal (Sterk in Werk)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHerlaarhof's FACT Jeugdteam collaborates with Koraal (Sterk in Werk) for employment support and coaching services, helping youth with psychiatric challenges find and maintain work as part of their recovery.
• YpseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYpse is a primary mental health care provider (generalistische basis ggz) that organizes prevention and support activities, including the theater production 'Wat de f*ck is geluk?' to make mental health topics accessible to youth. Ypse also offers support groups for family members of people with psychiatric conditions.
• MINDyoungminorOthersMINDyoung is referenced as a resource for youth awaiting treatment at Herlaarhof, providing peer support and information during waiting periods.
• GGZ Oost BrabantminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHerlaarhof Oss is located within the Arsis building of GGZ Oost Brabant, indicating a co-location and collaborative relationship for outpatient mental health services in the Oss region.
• Municipal Wijkteams / Basisteams Jeugd en GezincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHerlaarhof collaborates with municipal teams (wijkteams) and basic youth and family teams (basisteams Jeugd en Gezin) to provide care as close to home as possible and to ensure appropriate referrals and care coordination. The municipality is the primary financier of youth mental health care under the Jeugdwet.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Karakter: Karakter is a Dutch specialist child and youth psychiatry provider with multiple regional locations (including Nijmegen), offering outpatient, day-treatment and clinical services — directly comparable in scope and target population.
• Curium (LUMC): Curium is the academic center for child and youth psychiatry affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center, providing SGGZ outpatient, inpatient and crisis care — a strong direct peer in complex youth psychiatry.
• De Bascule: De Bascule is the Dutch specialist child and youth psychiatry center affiliated with Amsterdam UMC, offering outpatient and clinical SGGZ care for complex psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents — a direct functional peer within the national SGGZ landscape.
• Accare: Accare is a Dutch SGGZ provider for child and youth psychiatry based in the north of the Netherlands, operating across multiple regional locations with a comparable mix of outpatient, clinical and crisis services — directly comparable as a regional SGGZ competitor.

Broad incumbents

• GGZ inGeest: GGZ inGeest is a major regional mental health provider in the Amsterdam area offering specialist youth mental health services among a broader portfolio — a broad incumbent with overlapping child/youth psychiatry capabilities.
• Reinier van Arkel: Reinier van Arkel is Herlaarhof's parent organization and a regional ggz provider in 's-Hertogenbosch offering adult mental health services — comparable as the parent entity providing overlapping administrative/clinical infrastructure in the same geography.
• GGz Eindhoven (GGzE): GGzE is a broad regional mental health provider in Eindhoven with adult and youth services, collaborating with Herlaarhof on crisis-care transfers. Comparable as an established Dutch ggz incumbent operating overlapping but broader services.

Emerging players

• Ypse: Ypse is a Dutch primary mental health care provider (basis ggz) running prevention, support groups and the theater production with Herlaarhof. Comparable as a downstream/feeder partner operating in the same youth mental health ecosystem.
• Novadic-Kentron: Novadic-Kentron is the regional Dutch addiction treatment provider with which Herlaarhof's CAP collaborates on co-morbid addiction cases. Comparable as an adjacent behavioral health partner addressing overlapping but distinct specialty needs.

Regional players

• GGZ Oost Brabant: GGZ Oost Brabant is a regional mental health provider co-located with Herlaarhof's Oss outpatient clinic — comparable as a regional ggz incumbent with overlapping outpatient services in the same Brabant geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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