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Help in difficult situations

Psychosocial Support for Students: The mdw's Psychosocial Counseling Center supports students in confidential discussions in their search for possible solutions to study-specific problems as well as in personal conflict situations.

24-hour emergency services, free of charge (Mon-Sun 0-24 h)

  • Sozialpsychiatrischer Notdienst (PSD) 01/31330 daily 0 to midnight (there are psychiatrists, social workers etc. there to support you and the medication is free)

  • Telefonseelsorge Tel.: 142 (free of charge from landlines and all cell phone providers, call support in crises, for problems, for relief)

  • Poison control center in Vienna, for all persons in situations of suspected or actual poisoning; risk assessment. Tel.: 01 / 406 43 43

  • Crisis Intervention Center (for acute psychosocial crises) 1090 Vienna, Lazarettgasse 14A/ Level 02 - Tel.: 01/4069595-0


Links

 

Treatment

  • Amber Med MEDICAL TREATMENTS WITHOUT COST. Address: Oberlaaer Strasse 300 - 306 , 1230 Vienna (GoogleMaps) Phone: 01/589 00 - 847 Fax: 01/253 303 330 23 Email: amber@diakonie.at

  • AKH Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic: Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Vienna. Phone: 01/404 00-3547

  • Social Medical Center East: Langobardenstraße 122, 1220 Vienna. Tel.: 01 28802 3050 or 3052 (psychiatric outpatient clinic) Tel.: 01/28802-3056 or 3057 (acute psychiatric ward)

  • Social Medical Center South (KFJ): Kundratstraße 3, 1100 Vienna. Tel.: 01 60191 2950 (psychiatric outpatient clinic), Tel.: 01 601 91 29 30 (acute ward)

  • Otto Wagner Hospital: Baumgartner Höhe 1, 1145 Vienna. Tel.: 01/910 60-0

  • Sozialpsychiatrisches Ambulatorium Landstraße - SPA 3 (for the 3rd, 4th and 11th districts) Head: Prim. Dr. Erik Bayer Modecenterstraße 14/Block B/1st floor 1034 Vienna Tel. (01) 4000/53220

  • Sozialpsychiatrisches Ambulatorium Mariahilf - SPA 6 (for the 1st and 5th - 9th district) Head: Prim. Dr. Martin Kopeinig Mariahilfer Straße 77-79/6. OG 1060 Vienna Tel. (01) 406 16 32, (01) 4000/53170


Advice

  • Worry hotline for children, young peoplesorgen and adults free worry hotline for children, young people and adults; advice on personal difficulties, family problems, violence and substance abuse

  • Drug hotline Tel.: 0810 / 20 88 77 (Mon, Fri 9.30 am - 12 noon, Tue, Thu 9.30 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 4 pm), at local rates from all over Austria. Professional counseling, treatment and support for psychological, health, social, family or other problems caused by existing substance addiction

  • Psychological counseling for students (a psychosocial service of the Ministry of Science) No appointment is necessary for initial contact. free of charge, confidential and anonymous. - Opening hours Monday to Friday: 09.00 - 12.00 and 13.00 - 15.00, except Tuesday mornings; also open during the vacations! Phone: 01-402 30 91 E-mail: psychologische.studentenberatung@univie.ac.at (Lederergasse 35/4th floor, 1080 Vienna)

  • Hotline for eating disorders Free hotline 0800 - 20 11 20 Mon-Thu from 12-17 hrs. E-mail counseling: hilfe@essstoerungshotline.at

  • Addiction and Drug Counseling Kolping , Paulanergasse 11, 1040 Vienna, Tel + Fax 01/581 53 03 email: drogenberatung@kolping.at

  • FIT2WORK (counseling) Phone 01/74022250 Mon-Thu: 8 am - 6 pm, Fri: 8 am - 3 pm (1110 Vienna, Simmeringer Hauptstraße 47-49 1st floor)
     

Help and support

 

ÖH Social Fund

All students who are members of the ÖH and find themselves in a particular financial emergency have the opportunity to receive one-off support from this social fund every 12 months. One-time support means a one-time financial support per calendar year, whereby (after a positive assessment) there must be 12 months between one payment and the next!

These emergencies can be caused by: suddenly increased housing costs, costs for studies, expenses for the care and support of your own children, one-off expenses for medical treatment or other emergency situations that have arisen through no fault of your own. Prerequisites for support from one of the funds are that the student is socially needy within the meaning of the guidelines, does not live with their parents, does not receive a study grant and can provide evidence of sufficient academic success. It is important to enclose all necessary documents (copies) with the application, as this will speed up processing. Incomplete applications will be rejected. The application should be sent to the Social Department of the Federal Student Union, Taubstummengasse 7-9/ 4th floor, 1040 Vienna.

Due to the high volume of applications at times, the processing of applications may take a little longer than desired. However, we make every effort to process each application as quickly as possible. Decisions are sent automatically by post. The funds for this social fund are provided in equal parts by the Federal Representation of the ÖH, the Ministry of Science and the Students' Union of the university or teacher training college at which the student is enrolled. Since this year, students at universities of applied sciences can also submit an application. If you have any questions, please contact your social department at your university or university college of teacher education or write an email to sozialfonds@oeh.ac.at.

The social fund advisors of the Federal Austrian Students' Union are always available on Tuesday (from 10 am to 12 pm) and Thursday (from 2 pm to 4 pm) on 01/310 88 80 22 or 01/310 88 80 45. You can download the application form (in German or English) here. Students who receive support from the ÖH Social Fund can obtain a cultural pass from the Department of Social Policy. The culture pass enables you to visit numerous cultural institutions free of charge. Because even people with financial difficulties have a right to art and culture. You can find more detailed information at www.hungeraufkunstundkultur.at and at the Department of Social Policy.


ÖH Helpline

Due to this current situation, the ÖH Federal Representation has decided to launch the “ÖH Helpline” project in cooperation with the Association for Psychotherapy, which is organized as follows: anonymous telephone counselling by trained staff from the Association for Psychotherapy. A helpline has been set up under the number 01/585 33 33, which students can contact if they are suffering from excessive demands or psychological complaints, for example, and need help. The helpline is staffed by specially trained employees of the Association for Psychotherapy and is thus intended to provide an initial anonymous point of contact.

Following the telephone consultation, there are various options for further counseling and/or psychological support tailored to the current situation. Counselling by the Social Department of the ÖH Federal Representation In the event of excessive demands due to studying, organizational or financial difficulties, without accompanying psychological complaints, those affected are referred to the Social Department of the ÖH Federal Representation to receive appropriate expert help.

Possibilities for further counseling: If there is a more serious concern, there is also the possibility of arranging an initial personal counseling session with trained employees of the Association for Psychotherapy and discussing specific problems. It is then possible to be referred for psychological support. Pilot project peer group therapy For many less serious problems, students are already helped by having a space in which they can talk to other affected people. In order to facilitate and promote this direct help from students for students, free group therapy sessions are offered by peers in cooperation with the Psychology Student Council at the University of Vienna. Students who have taken part in group therapy can then train as peers themselves and work on the project.

Peer group therapy is initially a pilot project in Vienna, which will be extended to the whole of Austria if the feedback from students is positive. Therapy If the telephone consultation or a counseling session reveals a serious mental illness or depression, it is possible to obtain funding for therapy via the Psychotherapy Fund of the ÖH Bundesvertretung. We want to help students who would otherwise have to suffer from long waiting times in a non-bureaucratic way and without long waiting times.

Helpline consultation hours: Monday 15:00-18:00, Wednesday 16:00-18:00, Thursday: 16:00-18:00

Some more information

Co-insurance with parents is possible until the 24th birthday. After that, students can self-insure with the WGKK for 50 euros per month.

You can contact MA40 for all information on the relationship with the minimum benefit.

An increased child allowance is also possible in the case of mental illness. The counseling centers (PSD) will help you to exhaust all possibilities.