[Organization of outpatient crisis intervention ]

The organization of outpatient crisis intervention is organized differently in various countries. Important is the speedy accessibility, the multidisciplinary cooperation for coverage of the total social environment and teams as mobile as possible. The team-members have to be specially trained and knowledgeable about the course of the crisis. All possibilities of psycho-social treatment have to be made use of. Besides the professional help, laywork and self-help groups should be available. The Crisis-Intervention Center in Linz and its work are presented in detail.