School support and beyond: Number of inclusion aids for young people with mental disabilities more than doubled within ten years

The planned reform of child and youth support also affects the school support of children with so-called mental disabilities. The number of integration supports for affected children, young people, and young adults, which also includes individual school support, has increased significantly in recent years. In 2024, providers of child and youth support provided approximately 174,000 such integration supports, as announced by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). This was more than double (+115%) compared to 2014, with almost 80,800 integration supports for young people with mental disabilities. These supports are intended to facilitate the participation of children, young people, and young adults who are affected or at risk of mental disability in social life. This includes counseling and therapy offers, as well as daycare and school support and integration assistance. These have become increasingly important in the school environment and are likely to be a cause of the increase in the supports provided. These supports are aimed at young people whose mental health deviates from the typical state for their age and whose participation in life in society is therefore impaired or threatened.

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