{"id":4469,"date":"2025-11-06T14:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vooruit.comingsoon.site\/?post_type=nieuws&p=4469"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T13:22:33","slug":"urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services","status":"publish","type":"nieuws","link":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cUrgent action needed\u201d: Vooruit.brussels demands clarity on waiting lists in Brussels youth care"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brussels MEP Ilyas Mouani (<\/strong>Vooruit.brussels<\/strong><\/a>Bram Vangeel has asked Minister of Welfare Alain Maron (\u00c9colo) to urgently provide clarity on the waiting lists in Brussels youth care. He did this during the Health Committee in the Brussels Parliament. Before the summer, Maron had announced a cooperation agreement with the two communities, but since then, silence has prevailed. \u201cMeanwhile, according to the minister, there is a draft for that agreement, but two precious months have already passed again,\u201d responds Mouani.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last August, juvenile judge Denis Goeman sounded the alarm: a ticket for a Taylor Swift concert is easier to obtain than a place for a young person in youth care in Brussels. The Standard<\/em> Then came the reconstruction of the suffering of L., the 11-year-old girl who could not be placed in a facility. The consequences are known: L. ended up in a hospital, from which she fled and was subsequently raped. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cHeart-rending examples of the situation in Brussels\u201d youth care sector\", <\/em>said <\/strong><\/em>Vooruit.brussels MP<\/strong><\/em><\/a> Ilyas Mouani today<\/strong><\/em> at the Health Committee in the Brussels Parliament. \u201cAs early as 2023, L.\u201ds parents sought psychological help for the first time, but they were faced with waiting lists.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mouani therefore wanted the Minister of Welfare, Alain Maron (\u00c9colo), to provide clarity on the evolution of the situation in Brussels. Maron had already announced at the beginning of the summer that a cooperation agreement would be reached with the two communities and that adapting the 2019 ordinance was also an option. But silence followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Care and decisiveness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, the minister confirmed that a draft for the cooperation agreement has been available since September. The amendment of the ordinance in question also remains a possibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cIt's positive that steps have been taken in the right direction,\u201d stated Mouani, \u201cBut meanwhile, two valuable months have already passed. L. is unfortunately not an isolated case. Sadly, there are still young people in our capital who are in the same precarious situation. I hope we won't have to hear any more similar stories before the agreement is actually in place. My message, therefore, is: there is no more time to waste.\u201d <\/em>Sure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Mouani also refers to Flanders: \u201cIn Flanders, Flemish Minister of Welfare Caroline Gennez (Vooruit) is investing unprecedentedly in youth care, precisely to avoid these kinds of tragedies. In Brussels too, vulnerable young people deserve the care they need and politicians who show decisiveness,\u201d he concluded. Vooruit.brussels MP<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":4471,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-4469","nieuws","type-nieuws","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp - Vooruit.brussels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp - Vooruit.brussels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brussels parlementslid Ilyas Mouani (Vooruit.brussels) heeft minister van Welzijn Alain Maron (\u00c9colo) gevraagd om dringend duidelijkheid te scheppen over de wachtlijsten in de Brusselse jeugdhulp. Dat deed hij tijdens de Commissie Gezondheid in het Brussels Parlement. Voor de zomer kondigde Maron nog een samenwerkingsakkoord aan met de twee gemeenschappen, maar sindsdien bleef het stil. \u201cOndertussen […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Vooruit.brussels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T13:22:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1582\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/\",\"name\":\"\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp - Vooruit.brussels\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-06T13:45:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-26T13:22:33+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/11\\\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1582},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/nieuws\\\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nieuws\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/fr\\\/nouvelles\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Vooruit.brussels\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/vooruit.brussels\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u201cUrgent action needed\u201d: Vooruit.brussels demands clarity on waiting lists in Brussels youth care - Vooruit.brussels","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp - Vooruit.brussels","og_description":"Brussels parlementslid Ilyas Mouani (Vooruit.brussels) heeft minister van Welzijn Alain Maron (\u00c9colo) gevraagd om dringend duidelijkheid te scheppen over de wachtlijsten in de Brusselse jeugdhulp. Dat deed hij tijdens de Commissie Gezondheid in het Brussels Parlement. Voor de zomer kondigde Maron nog een samenwerkingsakkoord aan met de twee gemeenschappen, maar sindsdien bleef het stil. \u201cOndertussen […]","og_url":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/news\/urgent-action-needed-brussels-demands-clarity-on-waiting-lists-in-youth-services\/","og_site_name":"Vooruit.brussels","article_modified_time":"2026-01-26T13:22:33+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1582,"url":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/","url":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/","name":"\u201cUrgent action needed\u201d: Vooruit.brussels demands clarity on waiting lists in Brussels youth care - Vooruit.brussels","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg","datePublished":"2025-11-06T13:45:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-26T13:22:33+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250331_cVooruitBrussels_Pascal-en-Ilyas_56-kopie-3.jpg","width":2048,"height":1582},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/nieuws\/dringend-actie-nodig-vooruit-brussels-eist-duidelijkheid-over-wachtlijsten-in-brusselse-jeugdhulp\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nieuws","item":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/fr\/nouvelles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"\u201cDringend actie nodig\u201d: Vooruit.brussels eist duidelijkheid over wachtlijsten in Brusselse jeugdhulp"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/","name":"Vooruit.brussels","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws\/4469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/nieuws"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/nieuws"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vooruit.brussels\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}