Putting the waiting time to use, together
MindMoment grows young adults' self-knowledge and mental health: easy to reach and at moments they choose themselves, exactly when regular care still has them waiting. We're not looking for investors, but for people and organisations who want to think along, test and build with us. Below you'll see how big the problem is, and where we aim.
Get in touchOn average 24 weeks until treatment starts, nearly half a year, often without targeted support, while symptoms can worsen.
The same weeks, filled with check-ins, psycho-education, exercises and preparation for the intake. Symptoms worsen less and you start treatment more focused.
The problem: the waiting time
Dutch mental healthcare is structurally above the agreed waiting-time norms. The largest group seeking help, young adults, waits longest, while there's barely any targeted support during the wait.
times people hit a mental-healthcare waiting list
October 2025 · MIND & Radar (NZa dashboard)
average wait until treatment starts
the norm is 14 weeks, 3 weeks longer than in 2024
waited longer than the 14-week norm
nearly half of all registrations
Who it affects
Young adults aged 18 to 34 are the largest group, and exactly the group where mental-health complaints are rising fastest. Half don't rate their own mental health as good.
The 18 to 34 audience (~3.8 mln) overlaps with the CBS group of young adults aged 18 to 25 (1.6 mln).
enyoung adults aged 18 to 34 in the Netherlands
≈ 21% of the population · estimate based on CBS cohorts
of young adults feel mentally healthy
so half just don't · RIVM/Trimbos
of adults had a disorder within 12 months · ≈ 3.3 mln
strongest rise under 35 · NEMESIS-3
What the waiting costs
The waiting time is not dead time. Symptoms worsen, people don't know where they stand, and the societal bill mounts. The model below makes visible what bridging support can do. Drag the slider and switch bridging on.
societal cost of mental-health problems per year
IBO 'Out of Balance' 2025
medical mental healthcare (Zvw, 2024)
+10.6%; the highest level ever · NZa
of all sick-leave days due to mental-health complaints or burnout
RVS · OECD
Waiting-time figures: NZa dashboard, analysed by MIND & Radar (Oct. 2025). The symptom course is an illustrative model, not a measured series.
Start small, grow broad
Connection, Core Values, Emotions, Calm, Sleep and Work happiness are live, but MindMoment is built as a much broader platform around many themes. Based on a personality profile and built-in check-in moments, we match each user to the themes that fit, so it never gets overwhelming.
In development
Who we work with
We're not looking for investors, but for partners who want to help put the waiting time to use. Bridging support does exist, but it's fragmented and rarely made specifically for young adults. That's where we fit, and where a strong collaboration does too.
Care & mental healthcare
Mental-healthcare providers, GPs and practice nurses who now absorb the bridging by necessity. MindMoment is the easy-to-reach layer before and in between.
Municipalities & education
Prevention, youth and student wellbeing: channels to reach the right young adults quickly.
Research & knowledge
Trimbos, Nivel, MIND and health insurers for validation, credibility and a shared standard.
From test phase to national launch
App live
Developed and available in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Test version
Phase with professional testers. Fine-tuning based on feedback and the first usage figures.
New version
Refining the test version and expanding with the themes Calm and Structure.
National launch
Clear to grow: focused rollout and marketing, and the next step.
Let's get to know each other
We'll handle the coffee, and you bring the good questions. Want to think along, test or collaborate? Make an appointment. We'd love to meet you.
Get in touchThe sources
Every figure on this page traces back to the publicly available sources below (consulted January to June 2026). Estimates and models are labelled as such.
- 1MIND & Radar: analysis of the NZa dashboard (Oct. 2025)101,134 registrations against a waiting list; 48,368 above the norm; on average 24 weeks until treatment. mindplatform.nl
- 2NZa: 'Mental-healthcare waits stay long' (2025)Treek norms: 4 weeks to registration plus 10 weeks to treatment is 14 weeks in total. www.nza.nl
- 3Nivel, Trimbos & MIND (2025): 'Building bridges'About half of those waiting use bridging support, mostly via the GP practice. www.nivel.nl
- 4Trimbos: NEMESIS-3 · CBS Youth Monitor26% had a disorder in the past year (≈ 3.3 mln); strongest rise under 35; 24% women and 14% men (aged 18 to 25). www.trimbos.nl
- 5Journal of Psychiatry · Trimbos: prevalences12-month prevalence: anxiety 15.2% · mood 9.8% · substance 7.1% · ADHD 3.2%. www.tijdschriftvoorpsychiatrie.nl
- 6RIVM & Trimbos: Mental Health Monitor (2025)About 49% of young adults are mentally healthy; the decline is strongest under 35. www.rivm.nl
- 7CBS: Population 2025 & National Youth Monitor 2025Aged 18 to 25 ≈ 1.6 mln; audience 18 to 34 ≈ 3.8 mln (≈ 21% of the population). longreads.cbs.nl
- 8IBO 'Out of Balance: Mental health and care' (2025)Societal cost of mental-health problems: €17 to €51 billion per year. www.rijksfinancien.nl
- 9NZa: Key mental-healthcare figuresMedical mental healthcare (Zvw) 2024 ≈ €5.8 bln (+10.6%), the highest level ever. www.nza.nl
- 10RVS 'Hit the brakes!' (2025) · OECD22% of all sick-leave days due to mental-health complaints or burnout; productivity costs per person per year. adviezen.raadrvs.nl
- 11Therapieland: shortening waits with e-healthFor mild problems, self-help can be as effective as blended care and prepares people for treatment. www.therapieland.nl
- 12CBS: Healthcare spending 2024Total healthcare spending €113.5 bln (≈ 10% of GDP). www.cbs.nl
- 13MindMoment: product & positioningEasy-to-start app for young adults (aged 18 to 34): check-ins, questionnaires, sociograms and exercises. mindmoment.io
Exploratory desk study based on public sources. Not peer-reviewed, and not medical or financial advice.