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DCMH federation highlights the importance of regional collaboration during working visit to Bonaire

25 June 2026

Members of the Dutch Caribbean Mental Health Federation (DCMH) met in Bonaire from 8 to 11 June 2026. During this working visit, knowledge exchange, regional cooperation, and preliminary results of the second edition of the Caribbean Mental Health Regional Overview 2025 were central topics. The findings of the GGZ Carib study were also formally presented to DCMH members.  Strengthening regional collaboration  DCMH consists of

Research into ‘life events’ and mental health of young people in the Caribbean Netherlands .

02 April 2026

Mental Health Caribbean (MHC), Amsterdam UMC, and Expertisecentrum Onderwijszorg (EOZ) are jointly launching a large-scale scientific study into trauma experiences and mental health among young people in the Caribbean Netherlands. The study is called Be You, emphasizing that it focuses on young people themselves: their experiences, feelings, and voice.   Since 2022, MHC has been conducting scientific research into trauma.

DCMH Presents First Joint Regional Mental Healthcare Report for the Caribbean Part of the Kingdom

11 November 2025

DCMH Presents First Joint Regional Mental Healthcare Report for the Caribbean Part of the Kingdom  Willemstad – For the first time, a joint overview of mental healthcare on the Caribbean islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands is available. With this Regional Mental Healthcare Report for the Caribbean, the Dutch Caribbean Mental Health Federation (DCMH)

Federation Dutch Caribbean Mental Health presents Regional Mental Health Care Overview Caribbean Region 2024

30 October 2025

Federation Dutch Caribbean Mental Health presents Regional Mental Health Care Overview Caribbean Region 2024 Kralendijk / Oranjestad / Willemstad / Philipsburg / – The Dutch Caribbean Mental Health Federation (DCMH) has presented the first Regional Mental Health Care Overview Caribbean Region 2024. Through this press release, we would like to share the report with the

Jaarverslag 2024: bouwen aan de toekomst van GGZ in Caribisch Nederland

23 July 2025

Een jaar waarin belangrijke fundamenten zijn gelegd voor de toekomst van de geestelijke gezondheidszorg in het Caribisch deel van Nederland en het Koninkrijk – en waarin ook binnen onze eigen organisatie betekenisvolle veranderingen plaatsvonden, dat was 2024. Voor MHC was het een jaar van transitie, groei en verdieping. In ons jaarverslag blikken we terug op

Establishment Federation Dutch Caribbean Mental Health

05 February 2025

Kralendijk – On December 17, 2024, the Dutch Caribbean Mental Health Federation was officially established. This federation is the result of a unique collaboration between FSMA Respaldo (Aruba), GGZ Curaçao, Verslavingskliniek Brasami (Curaçao), PSI Skuchami (Curaçao) and Mental Health Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba). Mental Health Foundation (Sint Maarten) has indicated it will join