NESDA collaborates with several universities (the departments of psychiatry of Amsterdam University Medical Centers (location VUmc), University Medical Center Groningen and Leiden University Medical Center, the departments of clinical psychology of the University of Groningen and Leiden University), Mental Health care institutions (GGZ inGeest, GGZ Drenthe, Lentis, GGZ Friesland, Rivierduinen and Dimence Groep) and the Rob Giel Onderzoekscentrum (RGOc).