{"id":289,"date":"2026-01-09T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T20:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfap-sbpa.org\/policy-priorities\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T18:01:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:01:38","slug":"policy-priorities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bfap-sbpa.org\/en\/policy-priorities\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy priorities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Until 2023, outpatient psychiatry in Belgium had no structural representation at the policy level. However, the lack of explicit support for this form of care carries a very high social cost: according to the OECD, it is estimated that more than 4% of Belgium&#8217;s GDP is lost to the economic impact of mental health conditions through productivity loss and healthcare costs. Insufficiently accessible outpatient care leads to unnecessary, often expensive hospitalizations and increases pressure on crisis systems, whereas early and low-threshold intervention has been proven to be both effective and cost-efficient.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The Belgian Federation for Outpatient Psychiatry (BFAP) represents psychiatrists active in solo and group practices, CGGs, and other outpatient care forms, and formulates its policy priorities in full alignment with the objectives of the Federal Government Agreement 2025-2029.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">The 5 key priorities of BFAP <\/h2>\n\n<div style=\"height:74px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bfap-sbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ambulante-Psychiatrie-Stepped-Care-GGZ-Belgie-Geestelijke-Gezondheidzorg-Eersteljin-Tweedelijn.png?resize=1024%2C646&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bfap-sbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ambulante-Psychiatrie-Stepped-Care-GGZ-Belgie-Geestelijke-Gezondheidzorg-Eersteljin-Tweedelijn.png?resize=1024%2C646&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bfap-sbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ambulante-Psychiatrie-Stepped-Care-GGZ-Belgie-Geestelijke-Gezondheidzorg-Eersteljin-Tweedelijn.png?resize=300%2C189&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bfap-sbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ambulante-Psychiatrie-Stepped-Care-GGZ-Belgie-Geestelijke-Gezondheidzorg-Eersteljin-Tweedelijn.png?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bfap-sbpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ambulante-Psychiatrie-Stepped-Care-GGZ-Belgie-Geestelijke-Gezondheidzorg-Eersteljin-Tweedelijn.png?w=1112&amp;ssl=1 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:66px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/><\/p>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Community-based care<\/strong><br\/>Invest specifically in accessible outpatient psychiatric and <a href=\"https:\/\/overlegorganen.gezondheid.belgie.be\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/20201114-advies_psychotherapie_frggzb-signed.pdf\">psychotherapeutic care<\/a> that is both timely and available long-term as a full alternative to hospital-based care and hospitalizations, in accordance with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/publications\/i\/item\/9789240025707\">WHO<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/topics\/public-health\/european-health-union\/comprehensive-approach-mental-health_en\">EU guidelines<\/a> that recognize this approach as essential for recovery-oriented care, prevention of chronicity, and better health and social outcomes.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable remuneration<\/strong><br\/>Ensure fair compensation that reflects the workload, clinical complexity, and medical-specialist responsibilities of the outpatient psychiatrist, prevents further outflow of psychiatrists, and aligns with the <a href=\"https:\/\/health.ec.europa.eu\/publications\/comprehensive-approach-mental-health_en\">European principle of parity between mental and somatic healthcare<\/a>.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Collaborative care<\/strong><br\/>Reimburse consultations between psychiatrists, general practitioners and clinical psychologists. This has proven added value and effectiveness in the treatment of anxiety and depression, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychiatry.org\/psychiatrists\/practice\/professional-interests\/collaborative-care\">Collaborative Care Model<\/a>. <br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Support outpatient practices<\/strong><br\/>Outpatient mental health care practices as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oecd.org\/content\/dam\/oecd\/en\/publications\/reports\/2021\/06\/a-new-benchmark-for-mental-health-systems_c0cce868\/4ed890f6-en.pdf\">sustainable community-based care model<\/a>, complementary to CGGs and outpatient clinics. The structural deployment of psychologists, social workers, and nurses, with administrative support and telematics premiums, enables the targeted deployment of the outpatient psychiatrist within a high-quality, community-integrated mental health care landscape.<br\/><br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structural representation<\/strong><br\/>Structurally anchor outpatient psychiatrists in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gezondbelgie.be\/nl\/blikvanger-gezondheidszorg\/geestelijke-gezondheidszorg\/geestelijke-gezondheidszorg-voor-volwassenen\/netwerken-in-de-geestelijke-gezondheidszorg-voor-volwassenen\">mental health care Networks<\/a> and other consultative bodies. Their involvement is essential for balanced, integrated care models and the effective implementation of Article 107 regarding the community integration of care.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until 2023, outpatient psychiatry in Belgium had no structural representation at the policy level. However, the lack of explicit support for this form of care carries a very high social cost: according to the OECD, it is estimated that more than 4% of Belgium&#8217;s GDP is lost to the economic impact of mental health conditions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":246655427,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-289","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Policy priorities | Belgische Federatie voor Ambulante Psychiatrie vzw<\/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:\/\/bfap-sbpa.org\/en\/policy-priorities\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Policy priorities | Belgische Federatie voor Ambulante Psychiatrie vzw\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Until 2023, outpatient psychiatry in Belgium had no structural representation at the policy level. 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