Spoedeisendepsychiatrieamsterdam

What Spoedeisendepsychiatrieamsterdam does

Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam (SPA) is a 24/7 emergency psychiatric care service operating as a subsidiary of the Arkin foundation, a major Dutch mental healthcare (GGZ) institution headquartered in Amsterdam. The organization provides acute crisis intervention to youths and adults with severe psychiatric, psychosocial, and psychopathological problems, with or without co-occurring addiction, in the Amsterdam metropolitan area. Its service portfolio includes mobile Crisis Teams, Intensive Home Treatment (IHT, a 3–6 week home-based program with a minimum of three contacts per week designed to prevent or shorten hospitalization), a second-opinion team for suicidal behavior (SOS-team), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), an Integrated Youth Crisis Service, and care-referral coordination (Zorgtoeleiding). A digital self-help layer is delivered via the third-party Minddistrict platform and a low-threshold meeting space (Arkin Rustpunt) is offered alongside clinical care. The organization also operates as a training institute for psychiatric professionals.

Technically, SPA's core delivery model is a multi-disciplinary clinical system: psychiatrists, doctors, psychologists, GZ-psychologists, social psychiatric nurses, nursing specialists, B-nurses, and client counselors coordinate around crisis assessment, home-based intensive treatment, and specialized suicide consultation. Secured research rooms with camera surveillance support assessments for patients brought in by ambulance or police. The infrastructure is purpose-built around clinical safety, not software products; SPA does not expose public APIs or developer platforms, and its digital stack is limited to standard website analytics, video embedding, and accessibility tooling. The organization holds ISO 9001 HKZ quality certification and NEN 7510 healthcare information-security certification.

Commercially, SPA is a non-profit entity funded through Dutch health-insurer reimbursement under the regulated GGZ framework, with statutory deductibles (eigen risico) applied to adults 18+. Billing transitioned to the Zorgprestatiemodel (Healthcare Performance Model) effective 1 January 2022. Go-to-market is institutional and referral-led: GPs, medical specialists, police, ambulance services, and the Meldpunt Zorg en Overlast coordination point direct patients into SPA via established pathways, supplemented by a direct 24/7 crisis line (020-5235433). Customer segments are acute-crisis individuals, healthcare referrers, and family members (naasten); marketing channels are limited to a professional website and recruitment-focused YouTube content. The organization operates as part of the broader Arkin ecosystem, which also encompasses Jellinek (addiction care), GGZ inGeest, and the Arkin Ouderenkliniek.

Name

Spoedeisendepsychiatrieamsterdam

Legal name

Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam

Website

https://spoedeisendepsychiatrieamsterdam.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam (SPA) provides 24/7 emergency psychiatric crisis care, intensive home treatment, and specialized suicide consultation to youths and adults in Amsterdam. It operates as a non-profit subsidiary of the Arkin foundation, funded via Dutch health-insurer reimbursement and accessed primarily through GP, police, and ambulance referrals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Psychiatric Care Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Crisis Stabilization Units & Psychiatric Emergency Services (HLAFACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitals & Units (HLAFACAB), Behavioral Health Crisis Services Management (988/Hotlines/Mobile Crisis Coordination) (HLAEAHAK)

Keywords

• Emergency psychiatric care
• Crisis intervention services
• Acute mental health treatment
• Intensive home treatment
• Suicide prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Insurance Reimbursement (Zorgverzekering): SPA provides healthcare covered by Dutch health insurance. As a mental healthcare institution (ggz-instelling), they bill health insurers for psychiatric care services provided to insured patients. Patients may have deductible (eigen risico) costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam (SPA) provides 24/7 acute psychiatric emergency care for youths and adults experiencing severe acute psychiatric, psychosocial, and psychopathological problems, with or without co-occurring addiction. The service operates through multiple specialized teams (Crisis Teams, IHT, SOS-team, ACT, and Integrated Youth Crisis Service) to deliver assessments, interventions, home-based treatment, and clinical consultation. Sourced.

Product overview

Spoedeisende Psychiatrie Amsterdam (SPA) operates as a unified emergency psychiatric care service within the Arkin mental health organization, offering 24/7 acute psychiatric care for youths and adults with severe mental health crises. The service is structured around multiple interconnected teams and programs: the Crisis Teams form the frontline of SPA's 24/7 emergency response, providing acute assessments and intervention. IHT (Intensive Home Treatment) is a short-term home-based program (3-6 weeks) designed to prevent or shorten inpatient hospitalization. The SOS-team (Second Opinion Suicidal Behavior) provides specialist external consultation to treating clinicians. Additional programs include Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), the Integrated Youth Crisis Service, and Zorgtoeleiding (Care Referral). SPA also integrates the Minddistrict digital platform for client self-help resources and Arkin Rustpunt, a low-threshold meeting space. SPA operates under Arkin, a Dutch mental health and addiction care institution that also provides training and education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOS-team: Second Opinion Suïcidaal gedrag team - provides second opinions for clinicians dealing with suicidal patients.
• IHT-zorg

Products and services

• Crisisteams (Crisis Teams) Mobile crisis intervention teams providing acute and semi-acute psychiatric assessments and support, available around the clock for individuals in psychiatric crisis.
• IHT (Intensive Home Treatment) Short-term intensive treatment delivered in the patient's own environment (max 3-6 weeks), aiming to prevent or shorten hospitalization, with minimum three contacts per week, available up to three times daily, operating 24/7 between 10:00-21:00 with after-hours emergency line.
• SOS-team (Second Opinion Suicidal Behavior) Provides external consultation to treating clinicians when treatment of a patient with suicidal thoughts is not progressing as expected.
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team-based treatment approach providing comprehensive, assertive community mental health services to individuals with severe mental illness.
• Geïntegreerde Crisisdienst Jeugd (Integrated Youth Crisis Service) Specialized crisis service for youth experiencing acute psychiatric or psychosocial problems.
• Zorgtoeleiding (Care Referral) Service that guides patients through the care system and helps connect them with appropriate treatment resources.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ArkincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPA is an integral part of the Arkin foundation, which is a large mental healthcare institution (GGZ) in Amsterdam. Arkin encompasses multiple mental healthcare services and provides the organizational framework for SPA, including shared policies, quality standards (ISO 9001 HKZ, NEN7510), administrative systems, and HR functions.
• GGZ inGeestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA related mental healthcare organization within the Amsterdam region that shares the Arkin affiliation and may have referral or coordination relationships with SPA.
• JellinekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddiction care provider within the Arkin group. For acute addiction issues, triage is directed to Jellinek Vlaardingenlaan (020-590 19 99).
• Arkin OuderenkliniekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialized clinic for elderly psychiatric care within the Arkin network. Acute psychiatric issues in elderly patients are referred here for assessment.
• Meldpunt Zorg en Overlast AmsterdamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional coordination point in Amsterdam where mental healthcare and addiction institutions, police, social work, housing associations, and energy companies collaborate to find solutions for people causing nuisance or needing care but who do not seek help themselves.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Lentis: GGZ institution in the northern Netherlands providing acute psychiatry, crisis intervention, and outpatient mental health care, structurally similar to SPA but regionally focused on Groningen, Drenthe, and surrounding areas.
• Altrecht: Major GGZ provider in the Utrecht region offering acute psychiatric crisis services, IHT-equivalent home treatment, and outpatient care, comparable in service mix to SPA but serving a different Dutch geography.
• Dimence: Mental health and addiction care provider in Overijssel and surrounding regions offering crisis and acute psychiatric services comparable to SPA's emergency model, but in a different Dutch catchment area.

Broad incumbents

• Parnassia Groep: Largest GGZ provider in the Netherlands, operating psychiatric emergency, crisis, and specialized mental health services across multiple Dutch regions. A direct comparable in scale and service mix, particularly around acute and crisis care.
• Arkin: Parent foundation of SPA, one of the largest mental health and addiction care providers in the Netherlands. Comparable as the broader incumbent that delivers the full continuum of GGZ services including the SPA emergency unit.
• GGZ Rivierduinen: Large Dutch GGZ institution serving South Holland, providing acute psychiatric care, crisis services, and outpatient mental health treatment comparable in model to SPA, though operating in a different region.

Direct peers

• Antes (Parnassia Groep): Specialized mental health and addiction care unit operating acute and crisis psychiatric services in the Rotterdam region, structurally analogous to SPA's emergency psychiatric mandate within a different Dutch metropolitan area.
• GGZ inGeest: Major GGZ institution in the Amsterdam region that shares the Arkin affiliation and operates acute, outpatient, and inpatient psychiatric services, including crisis care pathways that overlap directly with SPA's catchment and referral networks.

Emerging players

• 113 Zelfmoordpreventie: Dutch national suicide prevention organization operating crisis hotlines and digital support. Comparable to SPA's SOS-team specialization around suicidal behavior, though focused on prevention rather than acute psychiatric stabilization.

Others

• NHS Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Teams (CRHT): UK NHS model of community-based crisis resolution and home treatment teams that closely parallels SPA's IHT and Crisis Teams approach. Comparable as an international reference point for the home-treatment crisis care model SPA operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Spoedeisende-psychiatrie-amsterdam-100067191861103
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/spoedeisende-psychiatrie-amsterdam

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Spoedeisendepsychiatrieamsterdam