In an emergency - available day and night

When is a mental health crisis an emergency?

• If you feel the urge or think about physically hurting or even killing yourself or someone else.
• If you are existentially threatened feel or Injuries have experienced.
• If you are in the Dealing with an infant or toddler feel so overwhelmed at the moment that you can no longer cope.

In such emergencies or mental crises, please contact the emergency services, the police or go directly to the relevant hospital emergency department, e.g. at the Südharzklinikum Nordhausen:

Emergency call for life-threatening situations

The emergency number for life-threatening medical situations (including threatening physical altercations) that require medical care can be reached throughout the EU via the Emergency number 112.

Südharz Clinic in Nordhausen

You can reach the central emergency department of the Südharz-Klinikum in Nordhausen on 03631 412400, but you can also simply go there at any time and present yourself in person.

The Emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day, every day of the week and there is always a mental health professional available to discuss with you how you can be helped in this crisis.

They may be offered temporary admission and overnight accommodation at the hospital.