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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

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Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg: Applying for youth care for your child

The municipality offers help with the safe and healthy growing up of all children up to the age of 18 and their parents. If you have general questions, you can contact the Social Service Point. For more complex questions, please contact a youth consultant. If you would like to apply for or extend youth assistance, please complete the application form.

What you need to know

  •  In 1 or more conversations, the Youth Consultant will examine with you what help is needed. You will receive a report of these conversations and, if necessary, youth assistance will be deployed
  • You can contact us if one of the following situations applies to you:
           You want guidance at home because of problems in the family
           Your child has (serious) problems, such as behavioral problems or psychological problems
           Your child has an intellectual disability
           You think your child should be admitted to an institution
           In all other situations where you are concerned
  •  Do you like it if someone thinks along with you during the discussions with the municipality? Then you can use independent client support from MEE
  • From the age of 18, guidance, daytime activities, overnight care, a protective living environment for people with a mental disorder or an aid or home adaptation fall under the Social Support Act (WMO)
  • Since 2015, care for children and young people with severe mental, physical or multiple disabilities has been covered by the Long-Term Care Act (Wlz). These are children who are permanently dependent on permanent supervision or 24-hour care a day. You can request this care via the CIZ website

Above 18 years

  • In some situations, help under the Youth Act is possible up to and including the age of 23. For information about the conditions, call the Youth Department on telephone number 14070
  • Psychiatric or medical treatment falls under the Healthcare Insurance Act (Zvw) for anyone over the age of 18. Please contact your health insurer for this
  • From the age of 18, guidance, daytime activities, overnight care, a protective living environment for people with a mental disorder or an aid or home adaptation fall under the Social Support Act (WMO)

Family group plan

You may draw up a plan yourself in which you indicate how you want to improve the situation. This is called the family group plan. You mention the following things in the plan.

   The most important request for help
   Who you want to involve in the approach
   What people around you can do
   What professional help and support you think you need

If you find it difficult to draw up a plan yourself, you can request a sample from the municipality. For more information about the family group plan, call the Youth Department telephone number 14 070.

Contact the municipality for additional information by telephone: 14 070

Or make a request via the application form

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg

Last updated on 26 September 2022