Niels van Kampen

Consultant-level psychiatrist with international experience in acute, crisis and complex mental healthcare across the Netherlands and the Dutch Caribbean. Specialized in CAP, adult psychiatry, psychopharmacology, mental capacity assessment and transcultural care; combines clinical leadership with supervision, education, quality improvement and guideline development.

Psychiatrist at Mental Health Caribbean (2025-01 – Present)

CAP and adult psychiatry in island-based public mental healthcare; crisis care, consultation and transcultural practice.

Psychiatrist / Independent Expert at Regional WvGGZ Complaints Committee (2023-01 – 2025-01)

Independent medical expert evaluating application of Dutch compulsory mental healthcare legislation.

Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist at Levvel / Emergency Psychiatry Amsterdam (2023-01 – 2025-01)

Lead clinician within HIC Youth and consultative crisis psychiatry; acute admissions and multidisciplinary decision-making.

Resident CAP at Levvel / Mental Health Caribbean (2021-01 – 2023-01)

HIC Youth, Intensive Home Treatment, MHC and DAT team; expertise group Sex, Sexuality & Gender; chair of residents.

Resident Adult Psychiatry at OLVG (2019-01 – 2021-01)

MPU, day treatment, outpatient and consultation-liaison psychiatry; ECT, POP clinic, GP trainee supervision and medical intern teaching.

Junior Doctor CAP at de Bascule (2018-01 – 2019-01)

Acute youth psychiatry ward and outpatient clinics; teaching coordinator and chair of junior doctors not in specialist training.

President at A.S.V.Gay ('Amsterdamse Studentenvereniging Gay') (2015-01 – 2016-01)

Boardmember and president for A.S.V.Gay; largest LGBTQ+ student association in Europe with approx. 450 members. Contributed to national collaboration between associations.

MD / MSc Medicine in Medicine – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Postgraduate Training in Sexology – RINO Amsterdam (2024-01 – 2026-12)