Help explained

Understand what to expect from real help

Short explanations of services, difficult terms, and how this website works. No diagnosis, placement service, or second list of crisis numbers.

What should I expect there?

How do consultation hours, social psychiatric services, counseling centers, psychiatric outpatient clinics, and emergency departments work?

Terms explained simply

SPDI, PIA, acute treatment, psychiatry, and psychotherapy in short, plain explanations.

How this website works

AI notes, privacy information, frequently asked questions, and audio explainers.

Compare help paths

A compact comparison shows what important services are for, what usually happens there, and where their limits are.

Clear up common misconceptions

Short answers explain why you do not need a diagnosis, why 116117 is not an emergency number, and why a first consultation does not guarantee a therapy place.

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