The NPO & SE Competence Center at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna) analyzed the social and economic impacts of the VKKJ (Responsibility and Competence for Special Children and Youth) association in Lower Austria and Vienna. The observation period focused on the year 2022.

The VKKJ association was founded in 1975 as a private, non-profit organization by affected parents. Today, VKKJ operates nine outpatient clinics for developmental diagnostics, medical-therapeutic care, and treatment of children and adolescents with developmental delays, disorders, and disabilities, an autism therapy center, and a day center for people with disabilities. The care services provided by VKKJ outpatient clinics are centered around an interdisciplinary approach that ensures a wide range of different treatment and therapy options. A multidisciplinary team provides medical-therapeutic diagnostics, treatment, and care for approximately 7,300 patients annually.

The impact analysis was conducted using a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis, aiming to comprehensively capture, assess, monetize, and represent the social value created by VKKJ in the so-called SROI value. In the alternative scenario of the SROI analysis, it was assumed that VKKJ does not exist. Patients would have to be accommodated in other care settings, as far as capacities allow, or would not receive therapy at all.

Based on the conducted surveys and calculations, monetized impacts for the year 2022 amount to approximately €243.3 million. In contrast, investments are estimated at €17.6 million, primarily consisting of payments from federal states and social insurance providers. By comparing the total investments from 2022 to the sum of the monetized impacts, an SROI value of 13.84 is derived. This means that every euro invested in VKKJ in 2022 generates impacts with a monetized value of €13.84. The most significant positive impacts are experienced by the patients, followed by their relatives. Together, these two stakeholder groups account for approximately 99% of the total impacts. In summary, it is evident that the work of VKKJ is highly effective.

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