Advice and assistance

For many people it is the most beautiful triviality in the world - but sex can also transmit diseases. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have different signs and can be caused by very different pathogens. If you suspect you have been infected with an STI, it is important that you seek advice. You can consult your gynaecologist, urologist or dermatologist.

An anonymous option is the STI consultation of 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 about 1.7 million people in Germany. However, when a person falls ill, this also affects their family. Often it is the relatives who care for and nurse the affected person, going through a rollercoaster of compassion, helplessness and despair. They invest a great deal of energy and are faced with many practical challenges. It is therefore good to seek advice on the support options available in good time.

The care centre has an overview of the offers in Jena and will be happy to advise you.

In Jena there are various support and treatment possibilities for mental illnesses. A bundled compilation of concrete offers and contact persons as well as a lot of further information, e.g. about crisis assistance or the community psychiatric association, can be found here.

The Social Psychiatric Service of the Health Department is also one of the support services for people with mental problems, a mental illness or also in conflict situations. Relatives and contact persons can also contact our team. The offer includes among other things

• Counselling interviews (also in the form of home and clinic visits)
• Help and support in crisis situations
• Addiction counselling for people with mental illness

On the town hall page you will find a summary of all the tasks of the Social Psychiatric Service.

The Centre for Mental Health of the Diakonie Ostthüringen also offers counselling sessions and enables low-threshold encounters with other sick people in Café 13.

Haben sie Fragen zu sozialen und rechtlichen Belangen von Schwangerschaft und Geburt, zur Familienplanung und Empfängnisverhütung oder zu Konflikten während der Schwangerschaft?

In Jena können sich Frauen und Familien mit diesen Fragen an die Mitarbeiterinnen der Konflikt- und Sozialberatung des Zentrums für Familie und Alleinerziehende e.V. wenden. Bei Gesprächsbedarf erfahren die Ratsuchenden Unterstützung bei der persönlichen Entscheidungsfindung sowie Begleitung in schwierigen Lebenssituationen.

Die Beraterinnen nehmen sich Zeit für all Ihre Anliegen und beraten Sie in vertrauensvoller Atmosphäre.

Die Mitarbeiterinnen der Beratungsstelle sind speziell ausgebildet und qualifiziert. Bei Bedarf arbeiten sie mit Ärzt*innen, mit Psycholog*innen sowie mit Jurist*innen zusammen.

Die Beratung ist dabei kostenlos, unterliegt der gesetzlichen Schweigepflicht und ist auf Wunsch anonym.

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

At the IKOS Counselling Centre for Self-help, you can obtain further information on the subject of self-help, on the groups available in Jena and also support if you would like to found a self-help group yourself.

The Specialist Service for Health has transferred addiction counselling to independent agencies:

• The Counselling and Treatment Centre for Addicts of the Addiction Aid in Thuringia GmbH offers a wide range of counselling, treatment and group services
• the contact café of the "Help for self-help - Begegnung Jena e.V." is a low-threshold contact and counselling service

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