Help with trauma recovery
When becoming a victim of crime or violence, a person may need a variety of supports, including professional mental health care, to recover from the incident. If a person needs psychological counseling or psychotherapy to recover from the effects of a crime or violence they have experienced, they have the option of receiving mental health help to support recovery from trauma. This means that the Social Insurance Board pays the costs of psychological support to victims of crime and violence and, if necessary, to a certain extent, also those of their family members. In general, the costs of the service are covered to the extent of the minimum amount of one monthly salary (in 2024, it will be 820€); in certain cases, the assistance is guaranteed until the need ceases.
- How do I get it?
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In order to get help, you must first contact a victim support worker in your area, who will provide the person with initial support and help them find the help they need.
If the help a person needs is mental health support to support recovery from trauma, a victim support worker can help find a suitable psychologist or psychotherapist from our service providers. Then, you can be referred to the service.
- Who provides the service?
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Mental health care supporting trauma recovery is professional mental health care.
Psychological counseling is provided by specialists who have a valid license as a clinical psychologist, counselor psychologist, school psychologist, or at least a master's degree in psychology.
Psychotherapy is provided by professionals who have a certain basic education (have a valid professional qualification as a clinical psychologist, counselor psychologist, school psychologist, or social worker, or at least a master's degree in psychology or social work, or a health care professional with a specialty in psychiatry or mental health nursing) and have received training in psychotherapy.