We are aware that a PhD might cause stress or anxieties. Also some of you might feel lonely or depressed in a completely new surrounding.

1. The HBRS office (Susanne and Birgit) is always open. Please feel free to drop by.
   - Susanne is a certified "mental health first aider". Therefore, she has got some counselling experience.
   - We are also happy to provide you with help if you are seeking more "professional / psychological" advice.
    
2. Psychological-therapeutic counselling at Leibniz University Hannover (also for MHH students)
   - individual or in a group
   https://www.ptb.uni-hannover.de/en/counselling
    
3. Psychological consultation for students at MHH
   https://www.mhh.de/medizinstudium/a-z/psychosoziale-beratung
   
   For individual appointments, please contact Dr. Schulte: schulte.peter@mh-hannover.de
    
4. We are offering a number of annual soft skill courses courses - like Stress Management, Time Management or Conflict Management. Please ask.
    
5. The general practioners (GPs) in Germany are usually responsible for referring you to a specialist.
    
6. In case of an emergency at weekends:
   a) acute mental stress
   b) suicidal tendency
   c) acute life crisis
   
   Professional guidance on the phone (they are bound to official discretion)
   Tel. +49 511-30 03 34 70 ; Fr: 15-20 Uhr; Sa/ So: 12-20 Uhr
    
7. Maybe the information on the following Website is useful: https://www.scholar-minds.net/resources/