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
Here is some information from your municipality.
Applying for youth care for your child
Please note, you can only apply for youth support if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
Want to apply for youth support for your child? The municipality offers support together with Wijkteams Arnhem. You can contact the neighbourhood team for help and advice. Together, you discuss what care you need.
Applying for a personal budget
Do you think the care offered by the municipality is not sufficient or suitable? Do you need a different kind of care for your child? Then you can apply for a personal budget (pgb) via Wijkteams Arnhem.
Request a meeting with the neighbourhood team via www.wijkteamsarnhem.nl.
In some cases, you may have to pay an ouderbijdrage (parental contribution).