Contact points for young people - also in acute cases
Centres that can be reached by telephone
Children and young people can get counselling from young people by calling 116111. If you have worries and questions that you would rather not discuss with a friend, the young counsellors between the ages of 16 and 27 are there to help. They treat every concern confidentially and take plenty of time. https://www.nummergegenkummer.de/kinder-und-jugendberatung/#Kijuberatung
Online help (chat or email)
Jugendnotmail.de is an online counselling service for children and young people - free of charge. Confidential. Available 24/7. Without taboos.https://jugendnotmail.de/
[u25] is a free online suicide prevention and confidential email counselling service for under 25s in (suicidal) crisis. https://www.u25-deutschland.de/
Personal contact points in Bocholt
Children and young people who find themselves in an emergency situation can visit the youth welfare office at Kaiser-Wilhelm-Straße 77 . The contact person there will help them find a way out of the crisis situation immediately.
The school social workers at the Bocholt schools are also happy to help in the event of a personal crisis or emergency situation.
Further contact points and information on growing up and leisure activities for children and young people can be found in the Bocholt family guide.
Acute help for adults by phone/email/chat
Loneliness has been a constant topic of contact with the telephone counsellingservice for years. You can call 0800 1110111 / 0800 1110222 or 116 123 for support in a difficult life situation. You can also email or chat with contact persons. The CrisisCompass app is also available to help you help yourself.
General social counselling of the SKF in the BeLa - counselling shop and café, Osterstraße 53
The BeLa is open to all people in Bocholt seeking advice. In addition to the topic of loneliness/isolation, the staff also help with other personal, social or financial emergencies.
General social counselling Caritasverband Bocholt e.V.
For people who find themselves in a personal emergency situation for various reasons, Mrs Ehlting from the Caritas general social counselling service is available as a contact person. She can be reached by telephone on 02871 2513-1119.
General social counselling at SKM Bocholt, Friesenstraße 5
Our general social counselling service supports people who find themselves in difficult circumstances and are looking for help. It is a contact point for clarifying problems of all kinds, including those relating to loneliness.
Social psychiatric service of the Borken district, Ostwall 67
The social psychiatric service is there for you if you are suffering from mental stress or are in a life crisis. You can reach them by telephone on 02871 - 270117.
The social office of the Liebfrauen parish "Open ear"
The social office "Offenes Ohr" is located in the Herz Jesu parish centre, Klausenerstr. 14, 46397 Bocholt. It is a cooperation between the parish charity and the parishes of St. Georg, St. Josef and Liebfrauen in Bocholt.
The "Open Ear" is a contact point for people who find themselves in difficult life situations. Regardless of religion or nationality, the social office is there for everyone in Bocholt.
The volunteers working there, who are sworn to absolute secrecy, offer confidential counselling, help in the search for solutions and provide competent help. In addition, material help is available in urgent emergency situations.
The opening hours of the social office are Mondays from 10:00 to 12:00 and Wednesdays from 16:00 to 18:00. During these opening hours, the staff can also be contacted on 0157-5630 1623 or by email at offenesohr2025(at)gmail(dot)com.
Contact centres for older people
Senior citizens' office of the city of Bocholt
The senior citizens' office helps with a wide range of issues relating to old age and is also available as a contact point for questions relating to loneliness/loneliness and opportunities for socialising.
The senior citizens' office is located at Berliner Platz 2 (Shopping Arkaden - 3rd floor). Mrs Sarah Bußmann and Marie-Therese Brand can be contacted by telephone on 02871/953-2342 or -2234.
Contact centre for people with an international family history
The Integration Office with its Integration Officer, Bruno Wansing, does not provide psycho-social counselling. However, if you feel alone or marginalised too often as a person with an international family history and would like to be more involved in public life, Bruno Wansing will be happy to help you. He can help you get involved with local organisations and institutions and also works closely with the volunteer agency.
Contact us
Richard Förg
Soziale Planung, Quartiersentwicklung und Integration
