Apply for help for young adults
Young adults receive suitable and necessary help if and for as long as their personal development does not guarantee a self-determined, autonomous and independent lifestyle. As a rule, assistance is only granted until the young person reaches the age of 21; in justified individual cases, it should be continued for a limited period beyond this age. Termination of assistance does not preclude the granting or continuation of assistance.
Assistance for young adults is possible if it is suitable for young adults, whereby the young adult takes the place of the legal guardian or the child young person.
Examples:
- Counselling in the sense of youth, family and educational counselling
- Educational counselling (care assistance)
- temporary out-of-home placement (e.g. other forms of supervised accommodation)
- intensive individual socio-educational support
Even after the help has ended, young adults receive counselling and support within a reasonable period of time as part of aftercare to help them become independent to the extent necessary and in a form that they can understand, comprehend and perceive.
Responsible authority
The local youth welfare office.
Youth welfare office is,
- if you live in an urban district: the municipal administration
- if you live in a rural district: the district office
Note: The city of Constance fulfils the tasks of the local youth welfare office itself.
Contact
Details
Prerequisite
- You are between 18 and 21 years old. (Continued help and aftercare is also possible for those over 21)
- The help is necessary due to your individual situation.
- If you were already receiving child and youth welfare services before your 18th birthday, help for young adults is intended to prevent the help from suddenly ending when you reach the age of majority.
Procedure
Contact the relevant youth welfare office. They will decide whether you are entitled to assistance and help you apply for it.
If the assistance is approved, all parties involved draw up an assistance plan together. This sets out the process, goals and duration of the help.
The youth welfare office reviews the progress of the help in regular meetings.
Deadlines
Deadlines may have to be observed.
Required documents
Enquire at the responsible office.
Costs
Depending on how the assistance is organised, you may be able to share in the costs.
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
Achtes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch (SGB VIII):
- § 41 Hilfe für junge Volljährige
- § 41a Nachbetreuung
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 08.09.2025