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.
Youth care
The Ondersteuningsteam (Support Team) offers help to juveniles and/or their parents and arranges short-term aid and support. The Team helps children and young people from the age of 0 to 23 who live in Winterswijk. If needed, the Team offers second-line youth care services. Call + 31 85 12 47 07 7 or send an email info@ondersteuningsteamoa.nl.
The Preventie Platform Jeugd (Prevention Platform Youth) is a collaboration between the municipalities of Aalten, Berkelland, Oost Gelre and Winterswijk and various (care) organizations. They are committed to the healthy and safe upbringing of children and young people up to the age of 23 years. They offer training, courses and meetings for children, parents, caregivers and professionals.
Contact
For more information, please contact Social Team De Post:
- telephone +31 543 543 960
- email: depost@winterswijk.nl
The municipality pays the costs for the contracted care providers.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Winterswijk
Visiting address
Balinkesstraat 4
7101DL Winterswijk
| Monday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Tuesday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Wednesday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Thursday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Friday | 9.00 - 12.00 |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |