Contacts and helpful links

• Academic Advisory Service
• Programme-related information and advice
• Department of Student Affairs (HSST)
• THWS International
  
• Studying with Disabilities or Chronic Illnesses
• Women's Affairs Officers
• Offers for refugees (project "Integra" and "Welcome")
• Career Service

• Studentenwerk Würzburg (Psychotherapeutic counseling, social and legal counseling)

• Katholische Hochschulgemeinde (KHG) - open to all denominations as well as non-denominations

• Evangelische Studentengemeinde (ESG) - open to all denominations as well as non-denominations

• Kontakt- und Informationsstelle für Studierende mit Behinderung und chronischer Erkrankung der Uni Würzburg (KIS)

• University sports (also for THWS student)

• Aktivbüro der Stadt Würzburg (Volunteering and self-help)

• Outpatient therapy services (see section below on "Mental health")

 

 

Crisis Services:

• Telefonseelsorge (telephone counselling)
  
• Fachstelle Suizidberatung Würzburg (help in mental crisis)

 

Social Psychiatric Services (SpDi) and Other Counseling Services:

• SpDi of Erthal-Sozialwerks in Würzburg
• SpDi of Bavarian red Cross in Würzburg
• SpDi of Caritas in Schweinfurt

 

Information about depression: Deutschen Depressionshilfe

 

Domestic and sexual violence, abuse:

• help and counselling at Wildwasser Würzburg
• or at Fachberatung für Betroffene in Schweinfurt

 

Addiction Counselling and Self-help

Addiction Self-help Groups (see also section "Self-help groups"):

• at Kreuzbund

Würzburg:

• at Suchtberatung der Caritas
• at Beratungsstelle Blaues Kreuz
• at Drogenberatung Würzburg

Schweinfurt:

• at Suchtberatung der Diakonie

 

Self-help groups:

• in Würzburg 
• in Schweinfurt

 

General consulting services (free of charge and non-binding):

• Schweinfurt: at Gesprächsladen etc.
• Würzburg: at Beratungsstelle der Diakonie etc.

 

Help in finding psychotherapists:

• Kassenärztliche Vereinigung Bayern (KVB)
• Terminservicestelle Psychotherapie via telephone:  116117 (24h/7days)

… or psychotherapy at the Psychotherapeutic ambulances:

Würzburg: 

• Hochschulambulanz für Psychotherapie (WAPP)
• Psychotherapeutischen Hochschulambulanz an der Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
• Psychotherapeutischen Ambulanz der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Verhaltensmodifikation (AVM)

Schweinfurt:

• Psychiatrischen Institutsambulanz in Schweinfurt (part of Psychiatric clinic Werneck)

 

Psychiatric Clinics:

• Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie der Universität Würzburg
• Zentrum für seelische Gesundheit am König-Ludwig-Haus
• Krankenhaus für Psychiatrie, Psychotherapie und Psychosomatische Medizin Schloss Werneck

Pregnancy and family counseling:

• at Pro Familia in Würzburg
• at SkF in Würzburg (online and anonymously is possible)
• at SkF in Schweinfurt (online and anonymously is possible)

 

Debt and insolvency counseling:

• at Christophorus Gesellschaft in Würzburg
• at Kolping-Bildungszentrum in Schweinfurt

Health and exercise programs offered by the adult education center (vhs):

• in Würzburg
• in Schweinfurt

• Prevention courses offered by health insurance companies, e.g. AOK Gesundheitskurse, TK-Gesundheitskurse, ...
• Nutrition and health courses offered by the Adult Ecucation Center (vhs) Würzburg and the Adult Education Center (vhs) Schweinfurt 

Yoga-, Taiji and Quigong courses as well as relaxation trainings offered by the Adult Education Centers (vhs):

• in Würzburg
• in Schweinfurt