Applying for youth care for your child

Do you want to to apply for youth care (jeugdhulp) for your child? For example, because your child needs extra care or support? You can apply for this at your municipality. You can also contact a youth team (jeugdteam) directly. A youth team supports young people and their families when they need help with growing up and parenting.

You can use a personal budget (persoonsgebonden budget – PGB) to pay for youth care. A PGB is an amount of money that can be used to purchase care or support for personal reasons.

Contact your municipality for youth care for your child. Your municipality provides advice on youth care and will determine the best kind of support for your child. It will do so together with you and your child. The municipality also ensures that your child has access to youth care.

Every municipality implements its youth support differently. Some municipalities have a neighbourhood team (wijkteam) in each neighbourhood, while others have a youth and family centre (Centrum jeugd en gezin).

You can also directly contact your neighbourhood team. A school, GP or sports club can also refer you. The municipality also has a list of youth teams and neighbourhood teams.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Alphen-Chaam

Here is some information from your municipality.

Applying for youth care for your child

If you run into questions about parenting and growing up, you can ask around you, e.g. at school or with your family doctor. You can also contact the Community Team (Dorpsteam). This team provides information, advice and support for questions about parenting and growing up. If specialist youth assistance is needed, the team will work with you to ensure that your question ends up in the right place.

To apply for specialist youth assistance, contact the municipality.

In some cases, you may have to pay an ouderbijdrage (parental contribution).