Netherlands Youth Institute
The Netherlands Youth Institute (Dutch: Nederlands Jeugdinstituut) is the Dutch national institute for compiling, verifying and disseminating knowledge on children and youth matters, such as youth care, parenting support and child education. The Netherlands Youth Institute's main aim is to improve the physical, cognitive, mental and social development of children and young people by improving the quality and effectiveness of the services rendered to them and to their parents or carers.
As an expert centre, the Netherlands Youth Institute connects scientific research to the practitioners' need for knowledge. It supports the youth sector by advising on policy, programmes and implementation, and by training professionals in evidence based methods.
International knowledge broker
The Netherlands Youth Institute is an international knowledge broker on issues related to children and youth policy. It seeks to exchange scientific developments and good practices with professionals, knowledge centres and research institutions in other countries, thereby improving the children's services and policies at home while at the same time contributing to developments in the youth field abroad.
Evidence based interventions
The Netherlands Youth Institute covers areas such as child and youth welfare, (residential) youth care, health, justice and children's development and well-being. It is the national specialist on parenting support, community schools, child abuse and early child education. One of the Netherlands Youth Institute's key issues is promoting evidence based interventions by 'translating' scientific results into practical advice and support. The Netherlands Youth Institute also helps to implement these interventions. In this capacity, it works closely together with other Dutch governmental and non-governmental organizations in the youth field.