Stories of Experience

Police are calling about a 62-year-old man. He has been causing a nuisance in the neighborhood for some time. Several care reports were made by the police. The neighborhood called the police because they had not heard any sign of life from the man for 4 days. After ringing the bell, the man did not […]

We look back at an intervention by Nicole along with a colleague from the field. The case involved a report of sexual abuse. The sexual abuse came to light because the little brother reported at school that his sister kept hurting him. Both children are very young, but this signal was immediately taken seriously by

It is Thursday afternoon when police call CIT. Juul answers, police have received a 112 report that a son (23) has beaten up his mother. On scene, police find a dire situation. The house is completely upside down. There is a two-person mattress in the living room, destroyed stuff everywhere and broken glass everywhere. The

It is Sunday afternoon when Eric receives a call from his colleague on coordination duty. They received a report of a mother with an adult daughter who called in a panic and fled from her own home. Her resident daughter is aggressive and has been beating her. This is not the first time. The daughter

In the early evening, Theo receives a call from the police. They have received a report of possible honor-related violence and child abuse. Together with the police, an assessment must be made about the safety of the woman and her children. Once at the station, we engage the woman in conversation. She appears to want

Mandatory mental health treatment is not common. Nevertheless, this is sometimes necessary, such as when a person may be a danger to himself or others or in a crisis situation where rapid intervention is required. When a crisis intervention is being considered, a person always has the right to a hearing. CIT handles this application.

At six a.m. on Sunday morning, Ebru of the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is called by ambulance personnel. They are at the scene of a family whose husband died of natural causes that morning. Sir has a wife with an eighteen-year-old son from a previous relationship. Her son has a personality disorder. The paramedics are

A 94-year-old man from a nursing home in Oisterwijk has tested positive for corona. Mr. is demented and was placed in the nursing home by the hospital. Because of his dementia, this man forgets that he has corona so he does not stay in his room and goes into other residents’ rooms. Because of the

The doctor’s office is called by a woman who feels pressure on her chest. It is possible that this has to do with her heart. She is asked if anyone else is there and it turns out that her 16-year-old son is in the house with her and staying with her. While the home office

It promises to be a sunny Sunday. Joeske from the Crisis Intervention Team takes over at 9 a.m. from her colleague who has been coordinating the evening and night. They have a telephone handover; it has been quiet. Just two phone calls and there are no issues that need to be addressed immediately. But then…