by Annemiek | Apr 21, 2021 | blog, child rights focus
We organize our society in such a way that a quarter of a million children live in poverty, that children in psychological distress, children who are suicidal are on waiting lists, that a large number of children are neglected, maltreated and abused, that there are...
by Annemiek | Apr 9, 2021 | Archief, blog, child rights focus
The debate in the House of Representatives in the night of Thursday April 1 is a great opportunity to get young people more interested in politics, says child law expert Philip Veerman in his opinion piece Den Haag Centraal. New results of an annual survey of the...
by Annemiek | Jan 7, 2021 | blog, child rights focus
In an interview that I gave to the weekly ‘Den Haag Centraal’ about the problem of homeless adolescents and young adults, I expressed the hope that the new mayor of the Hague, Jan van Zanen, would do something about it. Then the mayor called and asked if...
by Annemiek | Nov 30, 2020 | blog, child rights focus
Young homeless people: no treatment place, no housing Marijke Landeweer speaks with Dr. Philip Veerman about this subject in Den Haag Centraal. The transition from the state and the province to the municipality caused major problems for youth care: long waiting lists,...
by Annemiek | Nov 12, 2020 | blog, child rights focus
On November 16 the Dutch Parliament debates on the question if education should become more inclusive. According to Philip Veerman bringing regular and special education closer to each other is a good idea, but if inclusive education means doing away with special...