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The Minister of Long-term Care, Mirjam Sterk, has offered apologies on behalf of the government and involved organizations to tens of thousands of young people who have had to stay in residential youth care since 2008, emphasizing that the pain and suffering they have experienced is not their fault. (translated)

During the first preliminary hearing of the case against the suspects of the prolonged abuse of a 6-year-old girl in Stadskanaal, it became clear that they must undergo examination at the Pieter Baan Centrum, while the abuse, which among other things led to hospitalizations and an artificial coma, continued even after multiple reports to Veilig Thuis. (translated)

In Stadskanaal, a mother has been charged with systematic abuse of her 6-year-old daughter, under pressure from a friend, which raises serious questions about the effectiveness of the youth care system, especially in light of previous reports of concern by the school and general practitioner, and has led to public outrage and an investigation by the Health and Youth Care Inspectorate into the poor collaboration between agencies. (translated)

Two temp workers have been sentenced to prison terms of four years and six months for the abuse of girls in a closed youth care institution in Alphen aan den Rijn, with one man found guilty of rape and the other of molestation, while trust in youth care has been further undermined. (translated)

In 2024 kostte een persoon in de Nederlandse asielopvang de overheid rechtstreeks ongeveer €51.000 aan opvang. Inclusief procedure, rechtsbijstand, medische zorg, minderjarigenopvang, toezicht, terugkeer en overige asielketenkosten ligt een realistische schatting rond €67.000 per persoon per jaar. De kosten die hier NIET inzitten en er nog achteraan komen; 👇 Zodra iemand een verblijfsvergunning krijgt en naar een reguliere woning verhuist, vallen veel kosten onder andere begrotingen: - bouw, aankoop of verbouwing van sociale woningen; - eventuele gemeentelijke huisvestingssubsidies en inrichtingskosten - huurtoeslag - bijstandsuitkering - zorgtoeslag en reguliere zorgkosten - onderwijs, kinderopvang en jeugdzorg - inburgering en taalonderwijs - bijzondere bijstand - begeleiding door de gemeente - het economische effect van voorrang binnen de sociale huursector @VVD @D66 @cdavandaag #Asielzoekers #Kosten #Nederland

In the Netherlands, at least twelve cases of child maltreatment have been discovered, in which children were systematically and seriously abused, and experts point to a blind spot in the recognition and handling of these serious abuses, particularly because schools and neighbors often pick up signals that are not always recognized by caregivers. (translated)

Jason Bhugwandass, an expert in youth care, criticizes the government's excuses for the closed youth care system as insufficient and insincere, and states that these statements and the allocated resources do not provide the necessary support and compensation to the thousands of young people who have suffered lasting damage. (translated)

Two temporary workers with less than six months of experience in care have been charged with the rape of two underage girls in a closed youth care institution, raising questions about the quality and adequacy of personnel in the sector, especially given the signals of large-scale fraud with care diplomas and the lack of oversight on temporary workers. (translated)