[Crisis intervention among adolescents. A social model in Vienna]

An institute for adolescents can meet the specific adolescent crises in all their manifold manifestations. The crisis intervention model in the form of a youth centre for information and counselling as described here has the task of giving information and advice anonymously and free of charge in a way appropriate for young people, while being nonbureaucratic and not under the direct influence of the civil authorities. The work methods of the Info-Centre in Vienna are described.