ASSISTANCE OFFERS FOR MENTALLY-DISABLED C HILDREN AND YOUTH - QUALIFICATIONS OF STANDARD INSTITUTIONS - CONSTRUCTION OF SPECIAL INSTITUTIONS

In order that pedagogic institutions in the system youth care can take care of children and youths who are mentally disabled due to a mental disturbances in the manner necessary certain institutional conditions must exist. For a small group of youths with especially severe mental disorders additional special ambulatory and in-patient assistance off ers are necessary. This special need is explained with examples. Gener al standards and special institutions are described in detail. A relia ble cooperation between the system of youth care and the individual ex pert departments in the child and youth psychiatry is conditional for the effectiveness of the assistance offers.