An interesting article by Omroep Brabant on the mixing of youth work and religious activities in Eindhoven, with Geertjan Overbeek highlighting concerns about transparency and the primary goals of youth services.
In his second appearance on this podcast, Geertjan discusses the question whether a youth mental health crisis exists.
Geertjan was proud to see the Research Institute of Child Development and Education (RICDE) receive an outstanding evaluation from the research audit committee this year.
Geertjan took part in the UvA “Meet the Professor” program, which aims to bring science to life for children in primary schools across Amsterdam.
Geertjan delivered a keynote address on “Youth Prevention in a Changing Society” at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology in Vilnius.
In this article, Geertjan and Pearl Dykstra share insights on how parents can maintain relationships with adult children.
In this podcast, Jana Runze and Geertjan talk about the outcomes of their new study published in Public Health.
In this 15 minute interview, Geertjan addresses some basic questions about the goals and gains of preventive youth care.
In this article, Geertjan and colleagues urge against pathologizing and overgeneralizing social media's effects on youth.
Geertjan talks about the role of educational environments and predispositions in the development of problem behavior.
Geertjan was interviewed on the topic of bullying for Jim and Dolf Jansen's new book.
In a Tijd voor Max broadcast, Geertjan discusses the importance of early assistance to vulnerable South African families and children.
In this podcast, Geertjan discusses UvA's new research priority area Youth Digitality.
Is preventive youth care too often interpreted as a mission to detect and intervene (too) quickly?
How do adolescents these days experience the double sexual standard? And is this standard shifting or developing in Western nations?
An interesting article by NRC on the importance of informal support programs for parents.
Geertjan was invited by Halt to reflect on the fine line between adolescent experimentation and ‘true’ criminal risk in youths.
For the NVO 60-year jubilee conference ‘The Next Generation’, Geertjan was invited to deliver a keynote on youth prevention.
In this podcast, Geertjan discusses the consequences of the COVID lockdowns for youths’ mental health.
What would happen if parents would allow their children to be the boss for one weekend and call the shots on food, screen time, and housework rules?
