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 Nijmegen

Here is some information from your municipality.

Arranging help, care or support 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 wish to apply for youth support for your child? The municipality works with Buurtteams Jeugd en Gezin ('Neighbourhood Teams Youth and Family'). You can go to a Neighbourhood Team Youth and Family for help and advice. You will discuss together what kind of care your child needs.

Contracted care providers

You can make use of the care purchased by the municipality. To do so, you need a referral from the Neighbourhood Team Youth and Family, your GP or a certified institution or a medical specialist, such as a paediatrician.

Please contact one of the Neighbourhood Teams Youth and Family directly. Send an email to info@buurtteamsjeugdengezin.nl or call +31 24 220 30 00.

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