{"id":18173,"date":"2026-06-12T16:27:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T14:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/actueel\/nationaal-monument-jeugdzorg-de-erkenning-in-apeldoorn\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T15:06:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:06:54","slug":"national-monument-to-youth-care-the-commemoration-in-apeldoorn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/actueel\/nationaal-monument-jeugdzorg-de-erkenning-in-apeldoorn\/","title":{"rendered":"National Youth Care Monument \u2018De Erkenning\u2019 in Apeldoorn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<p>The monument is an initiative of the NMGJ Foundation and is intended to help ensure that the experiences of children and young people in youth care remain a focus of attention, and to promote a safe living environment for future generations. The ceremony was attended by, among others, Minister Mirjam Sterk of Long-Term Care, Youth and Sport, representatives of the foundation, experts by experience, and parents, brothers, sisters and other relatives.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--grey\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monument-de-erkenning-foto.jpg\" alt=\"monument\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div data-acfblock=\"Tekst\" class=\"section a section--grey e-tekst\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col article-content__content-custom-1220 editor elementOnTop\">\r\n<h2>A place of recognition and responsibility<\/h2>\n<p>The monument is a place of recognition, contemplation and reflection. It provides a space for the stories and experiences of children and young people who have faced violence within the youth care system. At the same time, it serves as a reminder of our shared responsibility to continue working towards a safe environment for children and young people, both now and in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>Unveiling and a moment of silence<\/h2>\n<p>The official unveiling was carried out by the minister, together with representatives of the National Monument to Violence in Youth Care Foundation. The unveiling was followed by a minute\u2019s silence. Visitors were then given the opportunity to view the monument and engage in conversation with one another.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-acfblock=\"Afbeeldingen-enkel\" class=\"section editor section--grey\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center editor__wide-image elementOnTop\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"col-12 col-lg-10 editor__image-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/monument-de-erkenning.jpg?ver=1781278347\" alt=\" \"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Youth Care Monument \u2018De Erkenning\u2019 was unveiled in Apeldoorn on Friday. 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