Contact form
Counseling centers for various emergencies:
If you are in need of urgent psychosocial help, please contact the following counseling centers:
Crisis intervention center in Vienna ("Kriseninterventionszentrum"):
Out-patient department for acute psychosocial emergencies, consultation avialable in English, Italian and German
Contact via telephone, e-mail (response within 24-48 hours) or personally at Lazarettgasse 14A, 1090 Vienna
Tel.: +43 (0) 1 4069595, Monday through Friday from 8 AM - 5 PM
www.kriseninterventionszentrum.at
Service for social/psychiatric emergencies in Vienna ("Sozialpsychiatrischer Notdienst/PSD"):
Tel.: +43 (0) 1 31330, available 24/7 for people living in Vienna
www.psd-wien.at
Emergency hotline for women in Vienna ("Frauennotruf"):
Help for women and girls (14+ years of age) experiencing any type of violence (physical, psychological or sexual)
Counseling via telephone, e-mail and in person in English, Farsi, Turkish or German
Tel.: +43 (0) 1 71 719, 24/7 (free of charge, confidential & anonymous by request)
Email-counseling: frauennotruf@wien.at
More information in English can be found at www.wien.gv.at
Counseling/information for men in Austria ("Männerberatung/Männerinfo"):
(Crisis-)counseling for men
Counseling via telephone, in person or e-mail
Tel.: +43 (0) 800 400 777, available 24/7 (free of charge, confidential and anonymous)
www.maenner.at oder www.maennerinfo.at
Counseling for children and teenagers in Austria ("Rat auf Draht"):
Emergency number and counseling for children and teens living in Austria
Tel.: 147, avialable 24/7 (free of charge & anonymous), chat-option available Monday through Friday 6 PM - 8 PM
www.rataufdraht.at