Organisations that help you with your mental health
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If you need psychological support, you will find on this page where to go for psychological support and help in processing traumatic events.
You can seek professional help through your doctor
Are your mental symptoms not going away or getting worse? Then see your GP. The doctor will listen to your story and see what help is best for you. The GP can also refer you to care providers in the area. For example, a psychologist or a physician's assistant. The office assistant knows a lot about mental complaints. If the GP refers you, some treatments are usually paid for by your health insurance. Ask the doctor what will be paid for you.
Psychological help
Do you need mental support? There are several organisations where you can talk for free and anonymously about stress, anxiety or traumatic events.
Empatia
You can call Empatia (Monday-Friday, 09:00 - 17:00).
Mind Helpline
Through the MIND Helpline, you can talk anonymously and for free with professional counsellors. They will listen to you and give advice.
WereldPsychologen
WereldPsychologen offers free online conversations with psychologists. The help is designed for refugees and those working with refugees.
Slachtofferhulp Nederland
Slachtofferhulp Nederland helps people indirectly affected by the war in Ukraine. You can go there for emotional support and practical tips.
Work for Ukraine
Work for Ukraine helps refugees with expert skills and a specialist background to get back to work as quickly as possible.
Mental health support for children
Children can suffer from psychological symptoms. War, flight and a new environment are hard for everyone, but especially for children. Below you will find organisations that help children and their parents with mental support, practical tips and reliable information.
The Alles Oké? support line offers free and anonymous support to young people ages 18 to 25. Young people can go there to talk about stress, worry or other difficult feelings.
Ukraine Parenting provides parents with tips and information to support their children's safety, mental health and well-being. The website helps parents better cope with stressful situations within the family.
Organisations that help with mental support as an LGBTQIA+ individual
Switchboard is the information and support service for the LGBTQIA+ community in the Netherlands. They offer a listening ear, information about coming out, sexual identity, gender identity, LGBTQIA+ cultural, social and sports clubs and events. But also service providers such as lawyers, doctors and therapists.