Here you can find a more detailed overview of helpful contact points for psychological stress situations.
Supporting students with mental health issues
How can I support students with mental health issues?
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Teaching staff repeatedly encounter students whose behaviour raises questions or gives cause for concern: withdrawal, frequent absence, emotional outbursts or unusual communication. In such situations, many teaching staff ask themselves similar questions: Should I say something? How should I address the topic? What if I am unable to cope?
This website and the “Guide for teaching staff: supporting students with mental health issues” are intended to help you better assess such situations, consider initial steps and become familiar with appropriate points of contact.
Important: This does not in any way replace the expertise of qualified mental health professionals.
Guide for teaching staff: supporting students with mental health issues
The “Guide for teaching staff: supporting students with mental health issues” supports teaching staff in dealing with challenging situations in everyday teaching and refers to important points of contact.
Download Guide for teaching staff: supporting students with mental health issues (English)
Download Leitfaden für Lehrende zur Unterstützung im Umgang mit Studierenden mit psychischen Beeinträchtigungen (German)
Responding to acute crisis situations
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If you get the impression that a person is in an acute mental health crisis and is not able to cope with the situation on their own, it is recommended to refer them to appropriate emergency support services.
- Crisis helpline: call 0800 111 0 111 or 0800 111 0 222 anonymously and free of charge at any time
- Clinic run by the Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR) Düsseldorf – central A&E department: Bergische Landstrasse 2, 40629 Düsseldorf | tel.: +49 211 822-2801
If a person is an immediate danger to themselves or others, do not hesitate to call the emergency services on 112 or the police on 110.