197 search results for “health care” in the Staff website
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Mason Marks
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.m.marks@umail.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5200
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Milon van Vliet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.h.m.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 NVT
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David de Buisonjé
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
d.r.de.buisonje@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5087
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Vidi grant for research into childhood trauma, friendship and mental health
Anne-Laura van Harmelen has received a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This talent programme will enable Van Harmelen to research the social and neurobiological mechanisms of resilience in young people with childhood trauma.
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Mariëlle Bruning on waiting lists in Dutch youth care
How many children are waiting for help from youth services in the Netherlands at any given time? And exactly how long do they have to wait?
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Care conferences for long-term forensic patients: demand greater than supply
Care conferences for long-term residents (15+ years) in forensic mental health care are widely appreciated by all parties involved. Research by Leiden University shows that the demand for these meetings is so great that the supply cannot be met within the desired time frame.
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Not everyone has health goals top of mind
Preventing or delaying disease often requires lifestyle changes, which turns out to be difficult. Valentijn Visch and Sandra van Dijk are researching how to help people change their behaviour.
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Mariëlle Bruning: No full figures on waiting lists for youth care
The waiting lists in youth care are alarmingly long. This has been confirmed again by a study carried out by a Dutch foundation The Forgotten Child.
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Mariëlle Bruning in the media on fact sheet about placement in care
It is not possible for juvenile courts to properly assess whether it is necessary to place a child in care. This is evident from a fact sheet that has been prepared by legal scholars from Leiden University, commissioned by the Dutch House of Representatives and others.
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Mirjam Sombroek asked by Minister of Health for urgent advice on vaccination of children
Associate Professor Mirjam Sombroek has been asked for advice on account of her expertise in the area of health law and children’s rights.
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Secure youth care is failing. ‘It’s like being in an extremely strict prison.’
Roughly arrested and subjected to extreme isolation. Using his experience, expert Jason Bhugwandass spoke to 50 young people who have spent time on Zikos wards (‘very intense, short-term observation and stabilisation wards’). He concluded that they’re ‘mostly locked up’ and leave ‘even more traumatised’…
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Roos van der Vaart
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.van.der.vaart@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn appointed as Professor Law and Health
Starting 1 October 2022, Mirjam Sombroek-van Doorn has been appointed as Professor Law and Health.
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Hanum Atikasari
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
h.atikasari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Lenneke Alink
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3432
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Amalia Campos Delgado
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.e.campos.delgado@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5252
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Daniela Vicherat Mattar
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.a.vicherat.mattar@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9537
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Better screening can help GPs recognise anxiety disorders earlier
Only one in five young people with emotional health problems such as an anxiety disorder receives appropriate professional help. GPs often fail to properly recognise the signals in children and young people, according to psychologist Semiha Aydin. How can we improve this? PhD defence 23 February.
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Kiem project investigates link between violence and other health problems
‘Violence as a Population Health Problem’ is one of 33 interdisciplinary projects that have been launched thanks to a Kiem grant. The project team will analyse a large patient database to identify links between violence and other health problems. ‘Violence can also be an expression of other factors,’…
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Internationalisation enriches: malaria research in Indonesia and lectures by professors from Nigeria
Leiden University has secured an impressive 12 European exchange grants. This is good news for students, lecturers and researchers from home and abroad.
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Bruning and colleagues on cry for help concerning secure residential youth care
Practice and science show that secure residential youth care in the Netherlands should no longer be used as a catch-all solution. This is the conclusion of several professionals including Professor of Child Law Mariëlle Bruning in Dutch newspaper NRC.
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Veronique de Gucht
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
degucht@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3863
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Force judges to listen to parents before placing children in care
Parents are not always heard before their children’s placement in care is extended. They can only have their say if they ask the judge for a hearing themselves. ‘It should be the other way round,’ says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Child Law in a ‘De Nieuws BV’ broadcast.
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Mirjam Sombroek appointed member of Health Council
By Royal Decree, Mirjam Sombroek van Doorm was appointed as a member of the Health Council of the Netherlands as of 1 January 2024. She has joined the standing committee for Ethics and Law as well as the temporary Brain Injury through Sports Committee. The Health Council of the Netherlands is an independent…
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Maartje Witlox
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.witlox@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Fact sheet on placement of children in care
At the request of the Dutch Parliament, Professor Marielle Bruning, Dr Kartica van der Zon (Dept. of Child Law), Professor Lenneke Alink and Dr Sabine van der Asdonk (Education and Child Studies) have produced a fact sheet on the placement of children in care in the Netherlands.
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Mariëlle Bruning in Trouw: 'Placement in care is always harmful'
In Europe, the Netherlands is in middle position when it comes to the placement of children in care. The consequences of such a placement in care are often disastrous, says Mariëlle Bruning.
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'Separating siblings in out-of-home care is very tough'
Every year in the Netherlands, thousands of children are placed in out-of-home care because their parents are unable to look after them properly or because the children are at risk.
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Friedo Dekker
Faculteit Geneeskunde
f.w.dekker@lumc.nl | +31 71 526 5230
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Girl brings charges of child abuse by youth care facility
The 16-year-old girl was staying in a closed juvenile care institution where, among other things, she was administered 'pain stimuli'. The charges are the first of their kind, says Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law, to Dutch newspaper the Volkskrant.
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Paul Nieuwbeerta in The Lancet on detainees’ health
For the first time, research has been conducted on how the health of detained persons prior to their detention differs from that of non-detainees and to what extent health problems change over the period: from before and after their detention.
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Leiden interdisciplinary research opportunities in health and disease prevention
Are you a Leiden researcher looking for opportunities for interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the fields of local communities, health and disease prevention? If so, Health Campus The Hague is the right place for you. Take a look at these four examples of current research.
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Pam ten Broeke
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
p.ten.broeke@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Evelien Broekhof
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
e.broekhof@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tim Koppert
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.y.koppert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Winifred Gebhardt
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
gebhardt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4084
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Chris Verhoeven
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4069
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Rachel O'Connor
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.a.oconnor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Janna Goijaerts
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.m.goijaerts@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
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Linda Breeman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
l.d.breeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Sylvia van Beugen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.van.beugen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4047
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Jessica Kiefte-de Jong
Faculteit Geneeskunde
j.c.kiefte@lumc.nl | +31 71 5 26 91 11
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Marleen Stolze
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.stolze@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Marie-Louise Kullberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.j.kullberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8482
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Health Day wins LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize
Health Day has won the LUF Relationship-Promoting Activities Prize (LUF RAP). This 5,000-euro prize is awarded to an initiative by Leiden University students that brings the academic community together.
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Statement from the Executive board: taking care of one another
The world is currently beset by many problems. The armed conflict and continuing violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories is resulting in numerous casualties. This is giving rise to many emotions and reactions worldwide, and also greatly affecting our own university community. We have seen…
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Media attention for research into Dutch financial health
Research conducted by Deloitte, with advice from Leiden University and Nibud (National Institute for Family Finance Information), shows that six out of ten households in the Netherlands are financially unhealthy. National media paid much attention to the report.
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Mental health monitor for Leiden students reveals need for more action
Last month, research by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) revealed that more than half of students in higher professional education and at universities experience psychological complaints and emotional exhaustion, and that a quarter of them suffer from anhedonia (loss…
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Mariëlle Bruning
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8913
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Mariëlle Bruning: ‘Juvenile courts’ role in placement in care cases relatively small’
The legal protection of parents and children in cases involving placement in care must improve. That is the opinion of Mariëlle Bruning, Professor of Children and the Law.