Amsterdam Is Building Time-Out Homes for People with Confused Behavior.

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Housing association Ymere is going to build twenty time-out homes in Amsterdam for people with confused or misunderstood behavior. "We are pleased that a location is finally being established where good care and support is available," the association told city broadcaster AT5. According to Ymere, the homes are "not only desperately needed for these people, but also for the neighbors who experience a lot of nuisance." An estimated 62,500 people w…

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Police and care providers are increasingly having to intervene for individuals with misunderstood behavior, and neighborhoods are suffering under residents who scream, vandalize, litter, or threaten. In Amsterdam, twenty residential places are now being established where they can receive intensive care.

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According to housing corporation Ymere, twenty time-out homes will be created for people exhibiting confused or misunderstood behavior. Ymere told AT5 that the municipality has already designated an existing location for this purpose. At the end of 2024, Ymere Director Erik Gerritsen already issued an urgent appeal for such a facility. Amsterdam has long been grappling with the question of how to deal with people exhibiting misunderstood behavi…