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- Gambling among young adults in the Netherlands has surged, raising concerns about the financial, emotional, social, and mental health risks for vulnerable 16–25-year-olds. Educators, parents, and health professionals often lack tools to detect or address gambling issues in this demographic. Meanwhile, young people, accustomed to digital solutions, often find traditional services unappealing…
- Infections with antibiotic resistant bacteria, for example an urinary tract infections, are difficult to treat. Because of this, antibiotic resistance is an important public health threat. In Europe, the ESBL-producing gut bacteria (ESBL-G), are the most important cause of such infections, with around 400.000 cases per year. 5% of the Dutch inhabitants carries ESBL-G, while outside the Netherlands…
- Read more about a participative action research study on Public Youth Health Care: outgrowing inequity.
- This project is a continuation of the CIAO project, focusing on appropriate measures to prevent and control outbreaks of COVID-19 and influenza in nursing homes. The CIAO project started in November 2022 and was completed in August 2024. The current project focused on the dissemination and implementation of the CIAO project findings.
- Harm from gambling has far-reaching consequences for individuals, families and communities. The Netherlands does not have a system for early identification and referral, especially in social and primary care settings. Professionals often lack knowledge and resources, resulting in gambling harm being recognized or referred too late.GoalThe project brings together a network of professionals in…
- Many young gamblers are not aware of their need for help and of the different care options. Therefore, raising such awareness is imperative.ObjectiveThe proposed project will develop and test communication campaigns that aim to enhance young people’s awareness of care and their needs for care, and address stigma. With these evidence-based campaigns and a theoretical model, we deliver concrete…
- Gambling problems are prevalent and the number of people in the Netherlands experiencing gambling harms has risen significantly since online gambling was legalized. The online Zelfhulp Gokken (Self-Help Gambling/SHG) is a free, widely used self-help tool based on motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy recognized by the RIVM.ObjectiveThis study aims to enhance and evaluate the…
- International studies indicate that young adults are a risk group for developing problem gambling. There is evidence that the normalization of gambling, such as through exposure to loot boxes and sports betting in daily life, can be a stepping stone to playing more and other types of gambling games.ObjectiveThe objective is to investigate, in the Dutch context, which young adults are at increased…
- The number of online gamblers, particularly among young people is growing and a large number of those are at risk of experiencing serious harm from gambling (for example financial or social harm).ObjectiveTypically, there are several years between the beginning of gambling and the development of a gambling addiction. This represents a window of opportunity to identify such at-risk gamblers and…
- The project establishes cognitive, imaging and fluid biomarker measures that allow i) stratification of individual presymptomatic carriers into a stage near to symptom onset, and ii) measurement of disease progression during that period.
- Since the opening of the online gambling market in the Netherlands in 2021, the number of gamblers and people with gambling disorder (GD) has increased. Treatment of GD commonly consists of cognitive therapy, which is moderately effective. Consequently, not all people with GD seeking treatment currently benefit from treatment. New treatment modalities are therefore urgently needed. Neuromodulation…
- Read about Transdisciplinary collaboration to improve care for people with a minor stroke