{"id":390,"date":"2026-10-03T11:37:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?post_type=ba_guide&#038;p=390"},"modified":"2026-10-03T11:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:37:33","slug":"mental-healthcare-netherlands","status":"publish","type":"ba_guide","link":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/?ba_guide=mental-healthcare-netherlands","title":{"rendered":"Mental healthcare in the Netherlands: huisarts, POH-GGZ, referrals and waiting times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ba-lead wp-block-paragraph\">For non-emergency mental-health problems, the huisarts is usually the first point of contact. The GP can offer support directly, involve the practice mental-health professional (<em>POH-GGZ<\/em>), or refer you to covered GGZ care when indicated.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The usual route<\/h2>\n<ol><li>Contact your huisarts.<\/li><li>Discuss symptoms, urgency and their effect on daily life.<\/li><li>You may receive support in the GP practice, often through POH-GGZ.<\/li><li>If more specialised treatment is indicated, the GP can refer you to GGZ.<\/li><li>Check provider contracts and waiting times before treatment starts.<\/li><\/ol>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Costs<\/h2>\n<p>Covered adult GGZ is in the basic package and generally counts toward the eigen risico. GP\/POH-GGZ care itself does not consume the eigen risico. From 2026, the exploratory <em>verkennend gesprek<\/em> in GGZ no longer consumes the eigen risico.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waiting times and your insurer&#8217;s duty<\/h2>\n<p>Rijksoverheid states that ambulatory GGZ providers publish waiting times. If you wait longer than the applicable norms, ask your insurer for <em>wachtlijstbemiddeling<\/em>. The insurer has a care duty and should look for an appropriate alternative where possible.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>For immediate danger or a life-threatening emergency call 112. For urgent mental-health problems that cannot wait outside GP hours, contact the huisartsen-spoedpost. Do not wait for a normal appointment if there is acute risk.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to access Dutch mental healthcare, including GP\/POH-GGZ support, referrals, eigen risico, waiting times and care mediation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"template":"","ba_country":[2],"ba_topic":[351,357,358],"ba_audience":[255,284,261,17,308],"ba_section":[20],"ba_stage":[28,30],"ba_location":[],"class_list":["post-390","ba_guide","type-ba_guide","status-publish","hentry","ba_country-netherlands","ba_topic-care-mediation","ba_topic-mental-healthcare","ba_topic-waiting-times","ba_audience-employees","ba_audience-families","ba_audience-newcomers","ba_audience-residents","ba_audience-students","ba_section-living","ba_stage-getting-established","ba_stage-living-stage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/ba_guide"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":391,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/ba_guide\/390\/revisions\/391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ba_country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_country&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"ba_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_topic&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"ba_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_audience&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"ba_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_section&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"ba_stage","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_stage&post=390"},{"taxonomy":"ba_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/borderlessadvice.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fba_location&post=390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}