Mental health problems in children and adolescents

We provide counselling for mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses in children and adolescents.

Course description

Information, counselling, diagnostics:

  • for mental health problems and psychiatric illnesses
  • in childhood and adolescence
  • with an interpreter if required

You can turn to us for help with

  • Behavioural problems (aggressive behaviour)
  • Developmental disorders (language development disorders)
  • Learning and performance disorders (school anxiety)
  • psychiatric illnesses (depression or anxiety disorders)

Our counselling team includes specialists from the following fields

  • Child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Psychology and psychotherapy
  • Social pedagogy
  • Administration

You can contact us:

  • Parents and carers of children and young people up to the age of 18
  • Affected children and young people up to the age of 18
  • Professionals

with residence in Munich.

Legal basis

Art. 7, 8 ,11 ,15 GDG

Landeshauptstadt München

Gesundheitsreferat
SG Seelische Gesundheit

Internet address

Phone number

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Gesundheitsreferat
SG Seelische Gesundheit

Schwanthalerstraße 69
80336 München

Fax: +49 89 233-66932

Address

Schwanthalerstraße 69
80336 München

Telephone availability:

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday9 to 12 o'clockMonday and Wednesday14 to 16 o'clockFriday9 to 11 a.m

Please contact us by telephone for initial contact!

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