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Apply for integration assistance for children and young people with mental disabilities or impending mental disabilities

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Some children and young people are unable to participate in public life on an equal footing due to their disability. Integration assistance supports children and young people with disabilities so that they can lead a self-determined life. This integration assistance is aimed at children and young people with a mental disability or the threat of a mental disability.

Integration assistance is divided into 4 groups:

  • Services for medical rehabilitation
  • Services for participation in working life
  • Services for participation in education and
  • Services for social participation

Integration assistance can take the form of

  • in outpatient form, outside of inpatient facilities, for example school support,
  • in day facilities for children or in other day-care facilities,
  • in day and night facilities and other forms of accommodation,
  • placement in full-time care (for suitable persons; in accordance with Section 35a Para. 2 No. 3 SGB VIII).

A mental disability can be, for example, an anxiety disorder, depression, psychosis, autism, ADHD or an eating disorder.

In addition to mental disabilities, there are also physical and mental disabilities. Integration assistance may also be available for these. Other agencies may be responsible for this. Ask your youth welfare office which office is responsible for you.

Who should I contact?

The local youth welfare office

Requirements

  • Young people are eligible. They can submit an application from the age of 15.
  • Before the age of 15, their legal representatives submit an application on their behalf.
  • Your child has a mental disability or is at risk of one. The condition is likely to last longer than 6 months.
  • Your child's participation in social life is impaired.

Which documents are required?

Documents may be required. Please contact the responsible office.

What are the fees?

Integration assistance in outpatient form is free of charge. Outpatient assistance includes, for example, school escorts.

In the case of partial or full inpatient integration assistance in day care facilities, with caregivers or in day and night facilities, you must make an appropriate contribution. Please ask the responsible youth welfare office about this.

Process flow

  • Contact the responsible office.
  • You will be shown possible assistance in a personal meeting. This may be additional or combined with educational assistance or assistance from other rehabilitation providers.
  • Integration assistance can only be granted if a suitable doctor certifies a mental or impending mental disability.
  • All parties involved (you, your child, the employee of the independent organization and the youth welfare office) meet for a help plan discussion. The help plan sets out how the help is to be organized and which goals are to be achieved.
  • If necessary, a participation plan procedure is also carried out.
  • You submit an application for integration assistance.
  • The competent authority commissions an independent welfare organization to provide integration assistance

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

No deadlines need to be observed.

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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