Social Service Providers & Counselling Centres

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Social services providers

Caritas livelihood consulting

Regionalstelle Leoben
Marienplatz 2
8700 Leoben
+43 676 88015 189
suzana.kostanjevec@caritas-steiermark.at
Website Caritas Sozialberatung


Caritas Regionalkoordination Obersteiermark Ost

Marienplatz 2
8700 Leoben
+43 676 88015 612
friedrich.plott@caritas-steiermark.at


CARLA – Secondhand-Shop Caritas

Franz Josef-Straße 23
8700 Leoben
+43 676 880 15 652
Website CARLA Leoben


Francis Night Shelter

At the parish Lerchenfeld
Karrergasse 10
8700 Leoben
+43 676 88 015 455
haus.fran­zis­kus@ca­ri­tas-stei­er­mark.at
Website Caritas – Haus Franziskus 


Styrian debt counselling for the district of Leoben

Wiener Straße 60
8605 Kapfenberg
+43 3862 27 500
office@sbstmk.at

Appointments for consultation at Leoben City Hall (Erzherzog Johann-Straße 2) required, please call +43 316 372 507


Sozialmarkt Leoben

Waasenstraße 15
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 27888
More information to So­zi­al­markt Leoben (in German)


Land Steiermark – Social support service

Hotline free of charge
+43 800 20 10 10
Sozialserver Land Steiermark


Volkshilfe Styria – Social support centre for Leoben

Pestalozzistraße 27
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 470 27
sozialzentrum.le@stmk.volkshilfe.at
Website Sozialzentrum Leoben


Wendepunkt Leoben

Franz Josef-Straße 23
8700 Leoben
+43 670 60 722 07
le-wendepunkt@outlook.at


Caritas Housing security

Marienplatz 2
8700 Leoben
+43 676 88015 748
+43 316 8015 – 761
katharina.kapaun-deutschmann@caritas-steiermark.at
Website Caritas Wohnungssicherung

Counselling centres & psychological support

Counselling center SOPHA Leoben

Social-psychiatric help for the elderly
Homanngasse 7-9
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 318 20
sopha-leoben@rdk-stmk.at
Website Beratungsstelle SOPHA

on appointment by telephone


LIBIT Counselling centre

Vordernberger Straße 7
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 470 12
office.pbsl@rdk-stmk.at
Website Beratungszentrum LIBIT

Psychosocial counselling, support, information and psychotherapeutic treatment for residents of the district of Leoben


Initial legal advice

With the aim of enabling everybody access to their rights, Styrian lawyers provide free initial legal advice. Participating law firms take turns; every week a different one provides this service. Session dates can be found on the website of the Styrian Bar Association.

Steiermärkische Rechtsanwaltskammer


Leoben Centre for protection against violence

Franz-Josef-Straße 25/Parterre
8700 Leoben
+43 316 77 41 99
office@gewaltschutzzentrum.at
Website Gewaltschutzzentrum Steiermark

Psychosocial and legal support for victims of violence in their social environment (partner, family, job, school, …)

open on Tuesdays, appointments required; please call +43 316 77 41 99


GO-ON Suicide prevention – Regional team Leoben

Vordernberger Straße 7
8700 Leoben
+43 676 847 886 611
le@suizidpraevention-stmk.at
Website Suizidprävention Steiermark


Psychological counselling for students of ÖH Leoben

Hochschülerschaft an der Montanuniversität Leoben
Franz Josef-Straße 18
8700 Leoben
soziales@oeh.unileoben.ac.at
Website Psychologische Beratungsstelle


Psychological counselling centre for schools

Schiffländ 8
8600 Bruck/Mur
+43 5 0248 345 – 668
waltraud.rischka@bildung-stmk.gv.at
Website Schulpsychologische Beratungsstelle


Social-psychiatric support during psychological crises

Homanngasse 7 – 9
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 436 55
office@tsleoben.at
Website Sozialpsychiatrische Tagesstruktur


Addiction counselling for Upper Styria

Krottendorfergasse 1
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 444 74
office@sb-o.at
Website Suchtberatung Obersteiermark


Verein Neustart

Parkstraße 11/2nd floor
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 451 77
office.steiermark@neustart.at
Website Verein Neustart

Support for the reintegration into society for offenders, support for victims and prevention

Self-help groups in Leoben

Leoben Alcoholics Anonymous

Homanngasse 9
8700 Leoben
+43 316 57 47 40
obersteiermark@anonyme-alkoholiker.at
Website Anonyme Alkoholiker Steiermark

weekly meetings: Tuesdays, 18:30 – 20:00


Women’s self-help group after cancer

Badgasse 10, at Pfarrhof Waasen (clergy house)
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 43 970
Website Frauen-Selbsthilfe-Gruppe nach Krebs


Multiple sclerosis self-help group

Badgasse 10, at Pfarrhof Waasen (clergy house)
8700 Leoben
+43 3847 745 15
+43 676 842 824 100
ulrike.planschek@inode.at
Website Multiple Sklerose-Selbsthilfe-Gruppe


Parkinson self-help group

Maßenbergstraße 9, Pfarrsaal St. Jakob (Jakobiheim) – parish office
8700 Leoben
Walter Ondrich
+43 680 1413 047
walter.ondrich@gmx.at
Next meetings of the Parkinson self-help group


SALZ – Styrian Alzheimer help group

Homanngasse 7-9, Sozialpsychiatrische Tagesstruktur
8700 Leoben
Andrea Hohl
+43 676 452 04 00
info@steirische-alzheimerhilfe.at

Meetings for relatives in Leoben: Every 3rd Monday of the month, 17:00 – 19:00


Verein Achterbahn

Homanngasse 7-9, Sozialpsychiatrische Tagesstruktur (Rettet das Kind)
8700 Leoben
+43 676 407 97 46
office@achterbahn.st
Website Verein Achterbahn

Self-help for people with psychological distress

Professional integration

Fit2work Leoben

Franz Josef-Straße 6
8700 Leoben
+43 800 500 118
Website Fit2work


Job assistance Styria PSY

Counselling sessions in Leoben available; upon appointment by telephone:
+43 664 / 88 41 51 19
+43 664 / 88 41 51 22
aass.steiermark@gfsg.at
Website Arbeitsassistenz Steiermark

Counselling and support for adolescents and adults who feel psychologically distressed on the job market


Pro Mente Styria – Leoben

Waasenstraße 6-8
8700 Leoben
+43 50 441-0
zentrale@promentesteiermark.at
Website pro mente Steiermark/ Leoben

Services for people with psychological illnesses; professional training

Women, parents & families

Counselling and legal advice for custody and parenting

Bezirkshauptmannschaft Leoben – Leoben District Authority
Peter Tunner-Straße 6
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 45571-0
Website BH Leoben


Caritas Family assistance – Regional assistance in Upper Styria

Kärntnerstraße 13 Top 2
8720 Knittelfeld
+43 676 880 155 51
G.Sottovia-Simbuerger@caritas-steiermark.at
Website Caritas Familienhilfe


Family Services of the City of Leoben

Erzherzog Johann-Straße 2
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 4062-278
Information on the Office for Family Services of the City of Leoben


Counselling for women and girls in Eastern Upper Styria

Vordernberger Straße 7
8700 Leoben
+43 664 883 403 82
frauenberatung@rettet-das-kind-stmk.at


Birth Support – Doula Team Leoben

info@doulateamleoben.at
Website Doula Team Leoben

Non medical support through pregnancy, birth and postnatal time


Family counselling and psychotherapy services of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau

Homanngasse 7
8700 Leoben
leoben@beratung-ifp.at
+43 676 8742-2606
Website IFP

Marriage and partner counseling, family and life counseling, psychotherapy, mediation, legal counseling, parental counseling (§95 AußStrG) and counseling at the district court


Rainbows Styria – Group for children

Information on place and dates upon request
Contact person: Michaela Pregartner
Website Rainbows Steiermark

Support for children after divorce, separation or death of a beloved person


Verein mit uns – Early support and family assistance

Waasenstraße 1
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 29 603 oder +43 664 52 33 233
mit_uns@gmx.at
Website Verein Mit uns


People with disabilities

Counselling for people with disabilities from A to Z

Peter Tunner-Straße 17 Monthly consultation days
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 455 71
Website Behindertenberatung


Caritas MoHi – Family assistance and mobile help

Kärntnerstraße 13 Top 2
8720 Knittelfeld
+43 676 880 155 51
office@caritas-steiermark.at
Website Caritas Behindertenhilfe


Jugend am Werk – Leoben branch

Schießstattstraße 10a
8700 Leoben
+43 664 800 06 3900
office@jaw.or.at
Website Jugend am Werk


Lebenshilfe association for people with disabilities

Lorberaustraße 20
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 246 83
office@lebenshilfe-leoben.at
Website Lebenshilfe Leoben


Institut Leben Lachen Lernen – Down Syndrome Centre

Kärntner Straße 395
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 268 52
institut@down-syndrom.at
Website Down-Syndrom-Zentrum


Social Services Mur-Mürztal

Homanngasse 14a
8700 Leoben
+43 660 73 800 20
office@soziale-dienste-mur-muerztal.at
Website Social Services Mur-Mürztal

Migrants

LE Kompass – service centre for new Citizens

Erzherzog Johann-Straße 2
8700 Leoben
+43 3842 4062-204
Information on LE Kompass


Austrian Integration Fund

monthly consultation hours at Leoben City Hall

Erzherzog Johann-Straße 2
8700 Leoben
+43 316 841 720
steiermark@integrationsfonds.at
Website Austrian Integration Fund in Styria


Platform integration assistance Leoben

Langgasse 11/12
8700 Leoben
plattformintegration-leoben@gmx.at


Caritas Social counselling for migrants in Upper Styria

Marienplatz 2
8700 Leoben
+43 676 88015 189
office@caritas-steiermark.at
Website Caritas MigrantInnen- und Flüchtlingshilfe

Disease & end-of-life care

Nursing care contact point – Pflegedrehscheibe Leoben

Peter Tunner-Straße 6
8700 Leoben
+43 676 8666 0675
pflegedrehscheibe-le@stmk.gv.at
Website Pflegedrehscheibe


Austrian Cancer Society Styria – Leoben branch

Hirschgraben 5
8700 Leoben
+43 316 474 43 30
leoben@krebshilfe.at
Website Krebshilfe Steiermark


Hospice association Styria for the district of Leoben

Hauptplatz 17
8700 Leoben
+43 664 870 88 08
Contact person: Siegmar Kaiser
leoben@hospiz-stmk.at
Website Hospizverein Steiermark

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