Care crisis in the Wesermarsch: mentally ill at the limit!

Care crisis in the Wesermarsch: mentally ill at the limit!

In the Wesermarsch, there is a dramatic supply crisis for people with mental illness! Patients have to prepare for unbearable waiting times - often more than six months to get an appointment with a psychotherapist or psychiatrist. The clinics are overloaded and often wave off. "We slide open eye into a supply crisis," warns Klaus Brose, managing director of the Wesermarsch social psychiatric network, at a discussion round in the Fatale theater. The situation is alarming!

The panel discussion, which dealt with the challenges of mental stress today, brought together specialists and those affected. Topics such as everyday stress, the consequences of the war in Europe and the aftermath of Corona pandemic were discussed intensively. The exchange was not only necessary, but also a cry for help to society. At the event, the moving film "I am I - I am more than my diagnosis" was shown, which impressively presents the voices of over 50 people with mental illnesses. Director Andrea Rothenburg, daughter of a psychiatrist, is committed to more solidarity with affected people.

stigmatization and supply deficiencies

The affected people not only suffer from their illnesses, but also from shame and social exclusion. The discussion, led by Klaus Brose, illustrated the insufficient supply situation in the Wesermarsch. While the crisis falls increase and forced accommodation are becoming more common, mobile crisis teams and sufficiently trained doctors are missing. The closest clinic, the Karl-Jaspers Clinic in Oldenburg, also has no emergency ambulance. Committed general practitioners and outpatient care services are overwhelmed with the situation that has been tightened since Corona.

networking and solutions

Beate Deppe, psychologist from the Caritas Association, emphasizes that despite all efforts, psychiatric and psychotherapeutic care still has significant gaps. To remedy this defect, closer networking and the expansion of existing advisory services are urgently required. Edith Witt from the Paritätische addiction aid Lower Saxony calls for detoxification of detoxification places in the Helios Clinic in Nordenham and in the St. Bernhard Hospital in Brake. In addition, the child and adolescent psychiatry of the Wichernstiftes in Ganderkesee should be further strengthened. The situation is critical and immediate measures are required!