It can happen to anyone ...

If you are experiencing mental health or emotional difficulties, you can seek help at any time. You can find an overview of the support available on this page. Psychosocial counselling can help!

In the event of acute crisis situations

KPM – Munich Psychiatric Crisis Service

The Upper Bavaria Psychiatric Crisis Service provides expert immediate assistance for mental health crises and psychiatric emergencies of all kinds. The staff members at the control centre will listen to you, ask questions and work with you to find a way out of the crisis. If necessary, a mobile response team will be on hand to assist you in person.

Visit the Bavarian Crisis Service (german website)

Atriumhaus Crisis Out-of-Hours Service (24 hours)

Bavariastrasse 11, 80336 Munich, Tel: 089/ 76 780

Visit the german website of the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Haar / Atriumhaus

Telephone counselling service (24 hours)

Free of charge for everyone, 365 days a year by telephone: 0800 111 011, 0800 111 0 222 or 116 123 or online

About the online telephone counselling service via email and chat (in german)

Emergency telephone number (24 hours)

Emergency number 112 free of charge, throughout Europe, no area code required

Information on the 112 emergency number

Further support and advice if you’re experiencing problems

Munich Island

The ‘Münchner Insel’ on Marienplatz, located in the basement, is a free service offering crisis and life counselling. You can get in touch if you have any problems and have an anonymous chat with one of the professional counsellors.

Visit the Münchner Insel website

Munich Student Services Organisation

The Student Services Centre is happy to offer advice over the phone or in person. Please make an appointment in advance.

Go to the Studierendenwerk website > Counselling Network

Caritas

Caritas offers a wide range of counselling services for people in crisis situations.

Visit the Caritas website > People in crisis

Psychological Service for Foreigners (PDA)

The Psychological Service for Foreign Nationals is a culturally sensitive counselling service that provides support in migrants’ native languages.

Go to the Caritas website > PDA

Self-help

Book recommendations

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Visit the Hogrefe Verlag website

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