Municipality of Hoorn: applying for youth care for your child

Does your child have psychological problems, a disability or a behavioral problem? Or do you want help solving problems in your family? For all your questions about youth assistance and youth care, please contact 1.Hoorn. Together with you, the staff will look at the situation and the (specialist) help your child needs. More information about the working method can be found on the page How 1.Hoorn works.

Care for youth up to the age of 18

Youth care is care for children and young people up to the age of 18. There are various forms of youth care for which the municipality is responsible. For example:

• help at home with family problems
• foster care
• help with serious (behavioral) problems
• help with mental illness
• care for young people with disabilities
• care for seriously ill children
• guidance for young people after an official report from the police or school attendance officer

Personal budget for youth care

If your child needs specialist help, you can make free use of the care purchased by the municipality. Is this care not suitable? Then apply for a Personal Budget (Pgb).

AKJ: in case of problems with youth care

Young people, children and parents who come into contact with youth care may have many questions. Or complaints. The confidential advisers of the AKJ can answer those questions. A confidential adviser from the AKJ helps to discuss problems or complaints and to prepare or submit a complaint. The AKJ is independent of the municipality and youth care providers. Help from the AKJ is always free.