Professional help for adults and elderly
Talking about mental health can be a good prevention. If you feel, that you need help, the first step us to talk to someone close, friend, member of the family or a colleague. If talking to someone you know is unpleasant for you, do not be afraid to seek professional help.
Lists and maps of contacts
- List of Crisis Hotlines
- Mental Health Services Map
- Social Services Map
- List of health-social facilities supporting people with mental-health difficulties, compiled by the organisation Nevypusť duši
- ČOSIV Contact Directory: contacts for children, parents and helping professionals, including online counseling and contacts for social and financial hardship.
- Specialist finder: Psychology and Psychiatry, Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic
Regioanl teams of early intervention
Multidisciplinary team specialised in early intervention to help and care for people with illnesses and difficulties of psychotic character in early stage.
Psychotherapy
- Fokus: A non-profit organization operating in 7 regions, focused on supporting people with mental illness on their journey to recovery.
- Regional Mental Health Centers (Centra duševního zdraví - CDZ)
- Czech Association for Psychotherapy: a list of certified psychotherapists..
- National Registry of Health Service Providers
- Sociální klinika: (Prague) A provider of therapeutic services for people who cannot afford therapy for financial reasons.
- Meetina: (Prague) An organization connecting therapists and clients that also works to dispel myths about psychotherapy and mental health care.
- Hedepy: Online Therapy Platform.
- Terapio: Online Therapy Platform.
- Mindwell: Digital Therapeutic Programs (an overview of the programs can be found here).
Organizations and peer groups
NGOs that help people with mental health difficulties or illnesses during the time of recovery with focus on inclusion in employment.
Other specific contacts
- Bílý kruh bezpečí: Helpline for victims of domestic violence (White Circle of Safety)
- Cesta domů: An organization providing specialist care to the dying and their loved ones.
- Guidance and support for frontline workers: Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic.
24/7 psychological support hotline for healthcare workers: Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic.
Children and adolescents
If a child is in need of help, care or support, it is in their best interest to seek professional aid. We list below few examples of specialized in children and adolescents´ mental health.
Contacts for children:
- Educational-Psychological Counselling Centers (Pedagogicko-psychologické poradny).
- Dětské krizové centrum - child crisis center in Prague.
- Modré dveře - child crisis center.
- Prague Crisis Helpline – chat service.
- Crisis Helplines (Linky důvěry).
- Baobab, z.s. - for people aged 16+ with a diagnosed mental illness.
- Cestou necestou (support organisation).
- Children´s department, Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital in Prague.
- Locika Center: support for children at risk of domestic violence.
- Crisis Center for Children and Families Ostrava.
