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Active inclusion of young people with disabilities or health problems - Netherlands


Author: De Vos, Edwin L.
Summary: In the Netherlands growing numbers of young people and adolescents are in receipt of special education, mental health care services and benefits because of long-term illness, handicap or chronic disease. The most alarming increase is in those covered by the Disablement Assistance Act for Handicapped Young Persons (Wajong). In 2001, 120,000 people received a Wajong benefit. By 2010, this figure had risen to almost 200,000. Read more on this topic.
Pages: 52
Document type: Report
Reference: ef11354
Published: 01 November, 2011
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