24 Hour Women’s helpline
01 71 71 9 – Support for women and girls (including trans* and inter* individuals)
https://www.wien.gv.at/menschen/frauen/beratung/frauennotruf/

Women’s shelters in Vienna
05 77 22 (24/7)
frauenhaeuser-wien.at

Counseling center for women
01 512 38 39
beratung@frauenhaeuser-wien.at
Monday & Thursday 9:00 – 13:00 & 15:00 – 19:00
Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00 – 13:00
Friday 9:00 – 12:00

Women’s center of the City of Vienna
01 408 70 66

Women’s helpline against violence
0800 222 555

OrientExpress
Provide advice (in German, English, Turkish, and Arabic) and support Turkish- and Arabic-speaking women with a migration background in a low-threshold, anonymous, and free manner. In cases of forced marriage, OrientExpress advises and supports all girls and women, regardless of origin and nationality.
https://www.orientexpress-wien.com/beratungsstelle

Weißer Ring
Legally recognized general victim support facility, open to all victims of crimes, regardless of age, gender, origin, or religious affiliation.
Monday till Thursay – 9:00 – 16:00
Friday – 9:00 – 15:00
050 50 16
https://www.weisser-ring.at

Victims helpline
the first point of contact for all victims of criminal acts
Weekdays from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
0800 112 112
https://www.opfer-notruf.at/

Vera*
Trust center against harassment and violence in arts, culture, and sports.
Sports: https://vera-vertrauensstelle.at/kontakt-sport/
Art and culture: https://vera-vertrauensstelle.at/kontakt-kunst-kultur/

Men’s counseling Vienna
Counseling, information, and support for men (also open to trans* and inter* individuals)
https://www.maenner.at/

Crisis Helpline MENs information
24/7 /// 0800 400 777
https://www.maennerinfo.at/

WIENXTRA – Youth Information
01 909 4000 84100
jugendinfowien@wienxtra.at
Mo – Fr 14:30-18:30​​​​​​​
https://www.wienxtra.at/

MA11 – Childrens- and Youth helpline
The child and youth welfare urgently seeks social workers and social educators.
Central contact point for parents and children
Service phone: +43 1 4000-8011 /// Times: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 15.30
E-Mail: post@ma11.wien.gv.at
https://www.wien.gv.at/kontakte/ma11/

Rat auf Draht
Counseling for children and adolescents anytime – anonymously – free
https://www.rataufdraht.at/ /// 147

Zara – ZARA Zivilcourage und Anti-Rassismus Arbeit (Civil courage and anti-racism work)
Internet hate reporting center
Counseling center !AgainstRacism
https://zara.or.at
+43 (0) 1 929 13 99 / Mon – Wed: 10.00 – 15.00, Thu: 10.00 – 18.00, Fr: 10.00 – 15.00

Helping Hands
Legal advice on immigration law and racism
+43-1-310 88 80 10 / Mo: 9:30-17:30 Uhr / Di-Do: 9:30–13:30 Uhr
www.helpinghands.at

Psychosocial centers
psz.co.at/schnelle-hilfe.html

Information hotline Institute for Women’s and Men’s Health
Mon – Fri 09:00 – 12:00
for Women: 01/ 60191-5201
for Men: 01/60191-5454

Turkisch: 01/60191-5202
Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian: 01/60191-520
Arabic: 01/60191-5212
Farsi/Dari: 01/60191-5213

Psychotherapy Helpline
Mon – Sun 08:00-22:00
0720 12 00 12
https://www.psychotherapie-wlp.at/wlp/psychotherapie-helpline

Poison Information Center
In case of suspected poisoning
01 406 43 43 (always reachable)
https://www.gesundheit.gv.at/service/notruf/vergiftungsinformationszentrale.html

checkit!
Information and counseling center on recreational drug use, effects, side effects, risks, consumption reflection, and change. Anonymous, free of charge, and confidential.
https://checkit.wien/

MED4HOPE
Overview of medical care for the uninsured
www.med4hope.org/organisationen#

Change
1090 Wien, Nußdorfer Straße 41 // Phone: 01-4000-53670
Needle exchange, counseling center, contact point, street social work
Business hours Monday-Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm (except Wednesday: 2:30 pm – 6 pm), closed on Sundays and holidays
https://www.suchthilfe.wien/1/change-streetwork/

VIMÖ
The Association of Intersex People in Austria aims to improve the quality of life for intersex individuals. VIMÖ’s main areas of work include political advocacy, awareness-raising, self-help, and community work (Inter* meetings, Secret Breakfast, etc.), as well as running the VARGES counseling center.
https://vimoe.at/

VARGES
VARGES is a low-threshold contact point for people with variations of sex characteristics and their relatives.
VARGES is a contact partner for organizations that want to raise awareness through training on gender diversity.
https://varges.at/

FSW – Homelessness
The Vienna Homeless Aid, anchored in the Social Welfare Fund (FSW), together with partner organizations, offers counseling, support, and appropriate accommodation, sleeping, and housing options. The goal is always to find suitable housing for as independent a life as possible.
https://www.fsw.at/p/wohnungslosigkeit

P7
The P7 is the central first point of contact for homeless people in Vienna. Here, in cooperation with the Social Welfare Fund (FSW), we register all emergency night shelter beds of the Vienna Homeless Aid and refer acutely homeless adults to available spaces.
https://www.caritas-wien.at/hilfe-angebote/obdach-wohnen/beratung/p7-wiener-service-fuer-wohnungslose/

Nightcenter Obdach Sautergasse
Sautergasse 34 – 38 1170 Wien
Opening times every day 19-9 Uhr
Mobil: 0676/8289 40 472 e-mail obdach.sg.nz@fsw.at
public transport S 45 till Hernals Bahnhof / tram 2 or 43 till Hernals, Wattgasse or: Bus 10A till Hernals, Wattgasse 42B till Hernalser Friedhof // Night connection: N46 till Ottakring and around 18min of walking time

SOPHIE
Consultation center specialized for women involved in or previously engaged in sex work.
http://www.sophie.or.at/

Caritas
Social counseling
Personal and telephone counseling
Mo-Fr, 09.00–16.00 / 01 545 45 02
https://www.caritas-wien.at/hilfe-angebote/beratung-nothilfe/soziale-finanzielle-notlagen/sozialberatung

Sozialberatung for Students
The Social Department of the Federal Representation of the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH) provides free information, advice, and intervention to improve the social situation of students.
https://www.oeh.ac.at/beratung/sozialberatung/

Arbeiterkammer Wien
Consultation, service, advocacy for everything related to work
https://wien.arbeiterkammer.at/ueberuns/kontakt/index.html

undok – Association for union support of undocumented workers
https://undok.at
Monday 9.00–12.00 Uhr / Wednesday 15.00–18.00 Uhr
Phone: +43 (0)1 534 44–39040 Or via Skype: UNDOK Beratung

Riderscollective
Contact point for bicycle couriers, self-organized for better working conditions for drivers
https://www.riderscollective.at/

Wohnpartner – Nachbarschaftstelefon
01 24503-25960
https://wohnpartner-wien.at/aktuelles/detail/wohnpartner-nachbarschaftstelefon-in-zeiten-der-krise

IG Club Kultur
Nationwide advocacy – all about solidarity in celebrating and club culture
www.clubkultur.org

IG Kultur Österreich
Nationwide advocacy for cultural work, service, and networking
https://igkultur.at/

IG Kultur Wien
Advocacy for cultural work in Vienna, service center KIS (Culture Information Service) for, among other things, founding associations
https://igkulturwien.net/

IG Bildende Kunst
Advocacy for visual artists in Austria
https://igbildendekunst.at/

GAV
National association of authors and writers in Austria
https://www.gav.at/pages/verein/ueber.php

Cultural Council of Austria
Coalition of advocacy groups in arts, culture, and independent media.
https://kulturrat.at/