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.
Do you wish to apply for youth support for your child? The municipality works with an Ouder- en Kindteam (Parent and Child Team) [enter other name if applicable, e.g. Wijkteam (Neighbourhood Team) or Centrum jeugd en gezin (Youth and Family Centre). You can go to a Parent and Child Team for help and advice. You will discuss together what kind of care you need.
Contracted care providers
You can make use of the care purchased by the municipality. To do so, you need a referral from the Parent and Child Team, your GP, a certified institution or a medical specialist, such as a paediatrician. Please consult for a list of the providers of specialist youth support with which the municipality has concluded a contract.
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
Do you have a question about parenting or growing up? Do you have concerns about your child(ren)? Are there any problems in the family? Does your child or your family need extra help, support or guidance? Then you can contact the Family and Youth Coaches of Social Team Laarbeek. Our youth professionals are there for questions from parents and young people. Together you will look for the right form of support. This support is always tailor-made and cost-conscious. This way we ensure that help remains available to those who need it most. For educational questions related to specific youth care, you can contact the Youth Team of our municipality, which can be reached via sociaalteam@laarbeek.nl.
In some cases, you may have to pay an ouderbijdrage (parental contribution).
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Laarbeek