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

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Westland

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 have concerns about your child? Or is your family not doing well? The Sociaal Kernteam Westland (SKT) provides step by step assistance. You will have one fixed point of contact: the care coordinator (zorgregisseur). Together, you will create an action plan. If necessary, the care coordinator provides assistance themselves and/or arranges specialist help.

Youth care can take place in various ways:

ambulatory: youth care takes place where you and your child feel comfortable. For example, at home, at school, or during leisure activities
on-site: youth care takes place at the location of the youth care organization
residential: in some cases, it is better to stay (temporarily) elsewhere. For example, if more specialized care is needed that cannot be provided at home

Does your child have psychological problems such as anxiety and excessive worrying? Then youth mental health care (youth GGZ) can provide assistance. The Social Core Team (SKT) can refer you to them.

You can call the Social Core Team Westland on weekdays from 09:30 to 13:00. If you need urgent contact, you can do so until 17:00. In that case, call 14 0174. Alternatively, you can fill out a contact form, and someone will get in touch with you.

In some cases, you may have to pay an ouderbijdrage (parental contribution).

Hulpzoeker Westland (Dutch)