Advice and help

For many people, sex is the most beautiful thing in the world - but it can also transmit diseases. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have various symptoms and can be caused by very different pathogens. If you suspect that you have contracted an STI, it is important that you seek advice. You can contact your gynecologist, urologist or dermatologist for this.

One anonymous option is the STI advice service provided by the public health department. It provides information on sexually transmitted diseases and offers free HIV tests.

Dementia is one of the most common diseases in old age, affecting around 1.7 million people in Germany. However, when a person falls ill, it also affects their family. It is often the relatives who care for and look after the affected person, going through a rollercoaster of compassion, helplessness and despair. They invest a lot of energy and face a variety of practical challenges. It is therefore a good idea to seek advice on support options in good time.

The Care Support Center has an overview of the services available in Jena and will be happy to advise you.

Jena offers a wide range of support and treatment options for mental illnesses. You can find a bundled list of specific services and contacts as well as a lot more information, for example on crisis support or the community psychiatric network , here.

The social psychiatric service of the public health department also offers support for people with mental health problems, mental illness or in conflict situations. Relatives and contact persons can also turn to our team. The services offered include

• Counseling sessions (also in the form of home and clinic visits)
• Help and support in crisis situations
• Addiction counseling for people with mental illnesses

You can find a summary of all the tasks of the social psychiatric service on the town hall page.

The Center for Mental Health of the Diakonie Ostthüringen also offers counseling sessions and facilitates low-threshold encounters with other people suffering from mental illness in Café 13.

Do you have questions about the social and legal aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, family planning and contraception or conflicts during pregnancy?

In Jena, women and families with these questions can turn to the conflict and social counseling staff at the Zentrum für Familie und Alleinerziehende e.V. (Center for Family and Single Parents ). If there is a need for discussion, those seeking advice receive support in making personal decisions as well as support in difficult life situations.

The counselors take time for all your concerns and advise you in an atmosphere of trust.

The staff at the advice center are specially trained and qualified. If necessary, they work together with doctors, psychologists and lawyers.

Counseling is free of charge, subject to legal confidentiality and anonymous if you wish.

Self-help groups bring together people who have a common problem or illness. In the group, they find understanding, help each other and strengthen each other.

The IKOS self-help advice center can provide you with further information on the subject of self-help, on the groups available in Jena and also support if you would like to set up a self-help group yourself.

The specialist health service has transferred addiction counseling to independent providers:

• at the counseling and treatment center for addicts of Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbH you will find a wide range of counseling, treatment and group offers
• the contact café of Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe - Begegnung Jena e.V. is a low-threshold contact and counseling service

Relatives and contact persons can also turn to the counseling services.