Emergencies
Support in a mental health emergency
If you are thinking about harming yourself or someone else, or are unsure whether you can keep yourself or others safe, please seek immediate support.
Please do not leave me a voicemail or send an email in this situation. I cannot guarantee that I will receive your message in time or be able to respond quickly enough.
Instead, please contact one of the services below directly.
For people in Berlin
- Berlin Crisis Service (Berliner Krisendienst)
Available 24/7
Phone: 030 390 63 00
www.berliner-krisendienst.de - Social Psychiatric Services (Sozialpsychiatrische Dienste)
Available Monday to Friday (usually 8:00-16:00) www.berlin.de/lb/psychiatrie/hilfe-in-krisen/sozialpsychiatrische-dienste-der-bezirke
Nationwide emergency services (Germany)
- Emergency services
112 - Police
110 - Medical on-call service
116 117 - Telephone counselling (Telefonseelsorge)
If you need someone to listen, you can contact the Telefonseelsorge. The service is anonymous, free of charge, and available 24/7.
0800 111 0 111
0800 111 0 222
116 123