Trauma outpatient clinics in Bremen

Help for victims of violent crimes

Victims of violent crimes often suffer physical, psychological, and economic consequences. The Law on Compensation for Victims of Violent Crimes (OEG) regulates, upon application, individual benefits such as medical treatment and rehabilitation, up to and including the granting of a disability/survivor's pension.

In the state of Bremen, the following office is responsible for you:

Bremen Office for Social Services and Integration (AVIB)
, Doventorscontrescarpe 172, D-
28195 Bremen

After an experience of violence

Following an experience of physical or psychological violence, symptoms of severe psychological distress such as depression, nightmares, anxiety, restlessness, or flashbacks may occur in individual cases. These are initially part of a normal stress response.

Sometimes, however, these symptoms persist longer and, in the worst case, lead to secondary conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or depression. The immediate period following a traumatic experience is very stressful for many sufferers. Trauma clinics offer the necessary support in these situations.

Target audience

Trauma clinics offer psychotherapeutic support under the Victims' Compensation Act (OEG) for adults who have been victims of violent crime. This includes, in particular, cases involving capital crimes (robbery, serious bodily harm), sexual offenses, or so-called shock-related injuries (e.g., witnessing murder, manslaughter, or serious bodily harm).

The offer

The services offered by the trauma outpatient clinics include, in detail:

• Information and advice about trauma and possible consequences of trauma
• Help in dealing with this particular life situation
• Diagnosis of existing symptoms and further recommendations
• Crisis intervention and acute stabilization measures
• Acute psychotherapeutic treatment
• Referral to further support services

Cost

This service is free of charge. Upon initial contact, you will fill out a short application form, which will be sent to the Office for Social Services and Integration. This will guarantee that the costs for five treatment sessions in the state of Bremen will be covered.

Appointment scheduling

We will try to offer you an appointment as soon as possible (within a few days). Please contact one of the trauma clinics directly

Trauma outpatient clinics in the city of Bremen:

for children and young people:

Bremen-East Hospital,
Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics,
Züricher Str. 40,
28325 Bremen,
Tel.: 0421 / 408-2677

Group practice of Dr. Carsten Edert, Andreas Hahn & Team
, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Social Psychiatry,
Tresckowstr. 1,
28203 Bremen
, Tel.: 0421 / 792840
, Fax: 0421 79284-28.
Registration at www.kinderpsychiater-bremen.de
(under Service, with the note: Registration AVIB / Trauma Outpatient Clinic)

for adults

AMEOS Clinic Dr. Heines Bremen,
Specialist Clinic for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine
, Rockwinkeler Landstraße 110,
28325 Bremen,
Tel.: +49 421 / 4289 0

Bremen-East Hospital,
Clinic for Psychotherapeutic Medicine and Psychosomatics,
Züricher Straße 40,
28325 Bremen,
Tel.: 0421 / 408-2102

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