The Trimbos Institute was named after Professor Kees Trimbos (1920-1988).
Kees Trimbos was a psychiatrist and a leading promoter of mental health in the Netherlands. For twenty years, he was professor of preventive and social psychiatry. As a neurologist he was also active for twenty years in mental health care practice.
In the 1960s, Kees Trimbos enjoyed nationwide fame with his radio and television broadcasts on sex education and parenting. From 1977-1988 he led the Netherlands Centre for Mental Health (NcGv), one of the Trimbos Institute’s predecessors.
The Trimbos Institute was created in 1996 by the merger of the Netherlands Centre for Mental Health (NcGv) and the Netherlands Institute for Alcohol and Drugs (NIAD).
Today, the Trimbos Institute has 13 thematic programmes based in 4 research centres. Our International Affairs Unit operates directly under the Board of Directors. We also have a Communications and Marketing Service. The Trimbos Institute has a staff of about 250 people.
