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 assistance if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
Would you like to apply for youth assistance for your child? The municipality offers social assistance together with a team. You are in control and discuss with the consultant what care you need.
Ambulatory youth care
Ambulatory youth care is help that is provided at home. This is temporary help with the education of the children. The target group are families that are out of balance, for example because they have to deal with behavioral problems of the child.
Youth mental health care
Youth mental health care (GGZ) is there to offer help if your child is confronted with a psychological disorder or complaints.
Care for youth with disabilities
Care for youth with a disability concerns children with, for example, a (mild) intellectual disability, a sensory disability (such as blind, visually impaired or deaf), a physical disability (including non-congenital brain injury), a chronic illness, a psychiatric disorder or a developmental language disorder.
Foster care
Foster care is care outside the family. It means that a child temporarily goes to live with another family.
Healthcare providers with contract
You can use the care purchased by the municipality. For this you need a referral from: the Social Team or the general practitioner; or a certified institution; or a medical specialist such as a paediatrician.
On www.westbetuwe.nl you will find the providers of specialist youth care with whom the municipality has a contract.
Apply for a personal budget Do you think that the care offered by the municipality is not sufficient or suitable? Or do you need a different kind of care for your child? Then you can apply for a personal budget (pgb) via www.westbetuwe.nl/zorg-natura-enof-persoonlijks-budget
Contact your municipality for more information. www.westbetuwe.nl or telephonenumber 0345 - 77 88 02.
In some cases, you may have to pay an ouderbijdrage (parental contribution).
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of West Betuwe