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Dutch Crowd Security offers specialized security guards for organizations within the mental health care sector, to guarantee the safety of patients and employees in an environment where aggression and violence are often among the risks.

GGZ Security

What is the GGZ?

GGZ (mental health care) is a collection of services provided by psychologists, psychiatrists and other health care professionals in the Netherlands. It is intended to help people who suffer from mental illnesses or problems, such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, trauma, etc. With these treatments, it is hoped to solve problems and help people to develop a healthy lifestyle. The aim is to help people to keep their mental health in balance and to increase the quality of their lives.


The need for security within the GGZ

Mental health care is an area that includes many vulnerable people, including children, the elderly, students, patients with a psychiatric disorder and victims of crime. To protect these people, security is an essential part of the mental health landscape. The measures to be taken to protect staff, patients and the building are vital to overall safety. A good security system within the GGZ consists of several elements. First of all, the staff present must be screened for status and reliability to prevent unwanted persons from gaining access to the facilities. The security system would then need to include things like video recording, locking down various locations, secure perimeters, alarm systems, and well-established protocols to inform and empower personnel against threats. In conclusion, the need for security within the mental health care sector is essential to protect staff, patients and the building against threats. Locking down the equipment and setting up alarm systems, and providing screens for new hires provide the best security measures to maintain safety.

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The need for security within the GGZ
Current examples from the news why security is needed within mental health care

Current examples from the news why security is needed within mental health care

When it comes to security within mental health care in the Netherlands, several incidents have been reported where security was necessary. Below are five examples of such incidents:

  1. In 2018, the Rivierduinen mental health institution was forced to review their safety protocols after an incident in which a patient had a knife in his room and began threatening to stab random colleagues. The police had to be called in to get the situation under control.
  2. In 2019, there was an incident in which a GGZ patient in The Hague attacked a nurse and almost strangled her. The attack took place in a secure ward, but the patient could have overrun the staff and attack the nurse.
  3. In 2020, reports came out about a violent patient in a mental health institution in Limburg, who threatened staff and other patients with a hammer. It took several hours for the police to control the situation and arrest the patient.
  4. In 2021, a mental health institution in Almere was temporarily closed after a series of incidents in which patients showed aggressive behavior and attacked staff. The closure was necessary for both patients and staff to ensure their safety.
  5. In May 2021, a patient in a mental health institution in Rotterdam was arrested after attacking a nurse with a sharp object. The nurse sustained serious injuries and had to be taken to hospital. The incident sparked an investigation into the security of the institution.

These examples show that security within mental health care in the Netherlands is a very important point of attention. It is essential that institutions ensure the safety of both patients and staff through well-designed safety protocols and appropriate measures to minimize risk. Both the mental health institutions and the responsible authorities must be aware of the risks and take steps to prevent them.


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