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.
Help with growing up and parenting / professional youth help and Wmo
Please note: you can only apply for youth support if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
Please consult for a list of the providers of specialist youth support with which the municipality has concluded a contract: https://www.gulpen-wittem.nl/onderwerpen/zorg-ondersteuning-en-jeugdhulp/hulp-bij-opvoeden-en-opgroeien .
Would you prefer a personal budget?
Do you think that this care is not sufficient? Or do you need a different type of care for your child? Then you can apply for a personal budget https://www.gulpen-wittem.nl/onderwerpen/zorg-ondersteuning-en-jeugdhulp/zorg-in-natura-zin-of-pgb
Are you worried about your child, and you cannot find the help you need in your social network? Please contact the youth team of the municipality of Gulpen-Wittem via tel. 14 043, tel. 0031 43 8800 600 from abroad, or e-mail teamjeugd@gulpen-wittem.nl.
More info: https://www.gulpen-wittem.nl/onderwerpen/zorg-ondersteuning-en-jeugdhulp/professionals-jeugdhulp-en-wmo and https://www.sociaaldomein-maastricht-heuvelland.nl/.
Confidant youth help: all (foster care)children, (foster)parents and caretakers that are involved with youth help, do have a right to consult an independent confidant. They can contact a confidant at the Advies- en Klachtenbureau Jeugdzorg (AKJ): https://www.akj.nl/welkom/.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Gulpen-Wittem