Mental health
Health means not only physical well-being, but also mental well-being.
The causes and effects of mental illness are manifold.
If you take care of your mental health, you will also strengthen your physical health. However, it can always happen that you need support in a stressful situation.
Don't wait until you feel better on your own.
Seek help. Counselling services are available for adults, children, families and couples.
If you feel ill, first make an appointment with your family doctor. You can get help there to get to a specialist.
If the family doctor's office is closed, contact the emergency medical service.
Crisis Intervention St.Gallen (24/7)
This is the regional contact point for adults who are in an acute mental crisis and are looking for professional outpatient or inpatient help.
Located in the middle of the city of St.Gallen, open daily.
Phone: 058 178 54 44
Psychiatry St.Gallen
Are you looking for support in your area? Psychiatry St.Gallen helps psychologically stressed adults and their relatives.
There are several options for treatment:
- Outpatient: You have a regular conversation with a specialist (e.g. 1 time per week)
- Day clinic: You go to the clinic during the day (e.g. 5 times a week) for the therapy program
- Inpatient: You will be cared for around the clock in the clinic
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Department of Psychosomatics and Consultant Psychiatry of the Cantonal Hospital of St.Gallen
The Department of Psychosomatics considers body, mind and soul as a whole. It treats psychosomatic disorders. You will be assigned directly by your family doctor's office, by the hospital doctors or by a specialist.
Telephone consultation - Pro Mente Sana
Psychosocial telephone counselling: Tel. 0848 800 858
Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday: 9.00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
Thursday / Friday: 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 17.00
Find a support group
Find a self-help group on your health topic/problem.
KJPD Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services St.Gallen
Help for children and adolescents, their parents or for the whole family.
Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Center Klinik Sonnenhof
Help for children, adolescents and their families with psychological and psychosocial difficulties.
Children's and Youth Emergency Call (KJN) St.Gallen
The telephone number for children and adolescents from the canton of St.Gallen.
Are you alone with your worries?
Tel. 0800 43 77 77 (free of charge and available around the clock)
Depression can affect anyone. Talk about it and get help, better sooner than later.
If you are in doubt as to whether you are suffering from depression, seek support from a specialist.
Depression - brochures in 13 languages
Self-Management Program Depression
Depression - are you just sad or is there more to it? Find out more and let us help you!
Seek help with addiction problems such as:
- Alcohol
- Illicit drugs
- Medication
- Tobacco/nicotine
- Gambling addiction
- Online addiction / digital media / gaming
- Violence
- Eating disorders
- Non-substance-related forms of addiction such as porn, shopping, work addiction, etc.
Psychological support for refugees
Have you fled and had traumatic experiences that are of great concern to you? Gravita SRK helps children and adults in these situations.
Movie: Flight and Trauma (german)
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
Film: Flight and Trauma - in 14 languages
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Brochures for everyone:
- Ich heb mir Sorg (german / PDF)
- Impulses for mental health (german / PDF)
- Adolescents: mental health with self-test (german / PDF)
- Mental health and illness in the family (german / PDF)
Mental health at work brochures:
- Mental Health in the Workplace for Employees (german / PDF)
- Mental Health in the Workplace for Leaders (german / PDF)
- Impulses for mental health in the workplace (german / PDF)
Brochures for mental health in old age:
Brochures for mothers and fathers:
Seek help!
Contact points
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