Intensive individual socio-educational support is a form of educational assistance that can be provided in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Legal guardians are entitled to help with the upbringing of a child or young person if an upbringing that is in the child's or young person's best interests is not guaranteed and the help is suitable and necessary for their development.

Contact the responsible youth welfare office and describe the problems with your child. Adolescents and young adults can also contact the youth welfare office themselves. The youth welfare office will assess the case and decide whether intensive individual socio-educational support is a suitable measure. It will help you with the application and also advise you on other options for help.

If the help is approved, all parties involved will draw up a help plan together. This sets out the process, goals and duration of the help.

The youth welfare office will review the progress of the help in regular meetings.

The costs of the assistance are borne by the youth welfare office.

In the case of (partial) inpatient care, the legal guardians may have to contribute to the costs of the help in accordance with their financial circumstances. If their income is too low, a contribution to the costs must be made in the amount of the child benefit.