{"id":5434,"date":"2025-05-22T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.brussels\/?p=5434"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:50:55","slug":"petition-for-reimbursement-of-adhd-medication-in-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth.brussels\/en\/petition-for-reimbursement-of-adhd-medication-in-belgium\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition for reimbursement of ADHD-medication in Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"997\">In Belgium, reimbursement for ADHD medication stops at age 18. Many adults pay over \u20ac100 per month out of pocket \u2014 even though ADHD doesn\u2019t vanish with age and is often diagnosed later in life. Without treatment, risks increase: difficulties at work, in relationships, and with mental health.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1101\" data-end=\"1256\">\u27a1\ufe0f Sign the official petition to demand reimbursement:<br data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1158\" \/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dekamer.mijnopinie.belgium.be\/initiatives\/i-1126\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-start=\"1158\" data-end=\"1254\" target=\"_blank\">dekamer.mijnopinie.belgium.be\/i-1126<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1320\">\ud83d\udd50 Open until 25 December 2025<br data-start=\"1288\" data-end=\"1291\" \/>\u270d\ufe0f 25,000 signatures needed<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1367\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Let\u2019s make ADHD care affordable for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Belgium, reimbursement for ADHD medication stops at age 18. Many adults pay over \u20ac100 per month out of pocket \u2014 even though ADHD doesn\u2019t vanish with age and is often diagnosed later in life. Without treatment, risks increase: difficulties at work, in relationships, and with mental health. \u27a1\ufe0f Sign the official petition to demand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geen-onderdeel-van-een-categorie"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Petition for reimbursement of ADHD-medication in Belgium - Brussels Mental Health Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Support reimbursement of adult ADHD medication in Belgium. ADHD doesn\u2019t end at 18. 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