Youth care varies from serious care, for example for psychological treatment, to light care, for example if a young person has difficulty making friends or is not self-reliant. The government and municipalities are committed to reducing the number of places where youth care is offered. This should lead to lower costs in the long term, but at the moment those adjustments cost money, the municipality writes. The costs of youth care have also risen.
Utrecht warns of shortages of youth care: ‘Children and families will notice an impact’
