Topic 2 Greece

Referral from the general practitioner is not mandatory in Greece. Families can make an appointment themselves if they feel they need these services by contacting the service provider. However, in some cases there might be a referral from school (e.g. if they detect the existence of learning difficulties or if a child demonstrates psychological and behavioral problems in the school context).

Access to public mental health institutions is available to all citizens (at a lower cost to insured individuals). However, frequently patients need to register in waiting lists and wait for a long time (up to a month) until they are able to access these services. Urgent problems (e.g experience of traumatic life events, suicide attempts) are given priority and can constitute an exception to this rule. There are also specialized organizations dealing with emergency situations. In addition, public institutions are the only authorized institutions to perform diagnostic assessments for learning and developmental disorders and issue certificates for use in educational settings.

Alternatively, there are mental health centres that operate in the private sector. Access to private mental health centres can be easier in terms of reducing waiting time but the provision of these services is associated with additional costs. Therefore, this is an option for certain families with a higher socioeconomic status.

Moreover, there are certain NGOs offering services for free. These are responsible to intervene in crisis situations or targeted to assist specific vulnerable population groups (i.e. immigrants, ethnic minorities, homeless families, unacompanied minors). Access to these services is possible by reaching out to the helpline and reporting the problem.

 

Contact points that offer support:

Family Strengthening program to support families meet their everyday life needs and take good care of their children. Services include assessment – diagnosis of children, parents’ counselling, psychological support for children

https://sos-villages.gr/kentra-stirixis/

Services to children and adolescents who are experiencing the loss or serious illness of a loved one, or who themselves are suffering from a life-threatening illness, psychosocial intervention after a catastrophic event, parents counseling, teachers online training.

https://merimna.org.gr/service/psyxokoinoniki-stirixi-se-katastrofes/

Assistance to families with many children facing poverty and social exclusion, providing counselling and psychological support

https://www.theophilos.gr/causes/parohi-ekpaideytikon-drastiriotiton-copy

Psychological support to children and their families, individual and family therapy, educational parent groups

https://www.kivotostoukosmou.org/en/kivotos-tou-kosmou/to-ergo-mas/merimna-frontida-miteras

Psychosocial Support of families at risk in Athens, counselling and psychological support

http://www.redcross.gr/default.asp?pid=11&la=1

Protection of Children’s rights, provision of family community-based care, acting against violence in schools and child cyber bullying

https://www.unicef.org/greece/en

Supports adolescents and children by offering them psychosocial services, supportive teaching and personal development sessions

https://arsis.gr/drasis-ke-ipiresies/kentro-ipostirixis-neon/

 Athens:

  • Tenedou 21B, Kypseli
  • Phone: 210-8611132

Thessaloniki:

  • Ptolemeon 40-42
  • Phone: 2310-228850, 2311-243058
  • Spartis 9
  • Phone: 2310-227311, 2311-242956

Psychosocial support and psychotherapy services to children and adolescents

https://www.iris-health.gr/

Athens

  • Semitelou 4, 115 28
  • Phone: 210-7705008, 210-6395200

psychosocial support to children, adolescents and their families

https://epsype.org/en/home-en/

Athens:

  • Pitiountos 4 & Farkadonos, 11142
  • Children’s helpline: 116 111 
  • Parents‘ helpline: 801 801 1177 
  • Teachers‘ helpline: 111 30 

Mental Health Promotion Services for children and adolescents, Counseling and Psychotherapy for children and their parents, Speech Therapy, Ergotherapy, Treatment of learning disabilities and developmental disorders

http://www.dikepsy.gr/index.php?lang=en

Athens

  • Sof. Venizeou 16 & Rodon, Iraklio Attikis
  • Phones: 210-2830100
    Mobile: 6945558644

Athens

  • Argyri & Smyrnis 2, Lykovrisi 14123
  • Phone: 210-2850632, 210-2816598

(14-21 years old)

Athens

  • L.Mesogeiwn 154, Xolargos
  • Phone: 213-2034162, 213-2034163

(7-15 years old)

Athens

  • Souliou 62, Agia Paraskevi
  • Phone: 213-2037613

Athens

  • Ipeirou 17,
  • Phone: 210-8801400

psychological support, developmental disorders for children 2,5 to 8 years old

Athens

  • Andrianou 21 & Kodrou
  • Phone: 210-6514865

 

Athens

  • Thivon & Papadiamantopoulou 115 27, Goudi
  • Phone: 213-2013298, 213-2013392

diagnosis and mental health services for children /adolescents 11-17 years old

Athens

  • Thivon & Livadeias 115 27, Goudi
  • Phone: 210-7467468

(for children 6-17 years old)

Athens

  • Dilou 14, Kaisarianis
  • Phone: 210-7640111, 210-7644705, 210-7600100

(children / adolescents 6-18 years old)

Athens

  • Neroutsou 24 & Menestheos
  • Phone: 210-8310130, 210-8310135

for children / adolescents up to 16 years old

Athens

  • Notara 58
  • Phone: 210-3844733

for children / adolescents up to 16 years old

Athens

  • Soutsou 4, Aigaleo
  • Phone: 210-5919065, 210-5910066

Athens

  • Notara 77, Pireus
  • Phone: 210-4118748, 210-41705000

Thessaloniki

  • Patriarchou Grigoriou E‘ 41, Ampelokipoi
  • Phone: 2313-310600

Thessaloniki

  • Karaoli & Dimitriou 1
  • Phone: 2313-310700

Thessaloniki

  • Alexandrou Svolou 41 & Ippodromiou
  • Phone: 2310-249400

Thessaloniki

  • Konstantinouplolews 49
  • Phone: 2313-312420

Thessaloniki

  • Eleftherias 48, Ambelokipoi
  • Phone: 231 0 556583

Katerini

  • Feidiou & Vyzantiou 60100
  • Phone: 2351 3 50740

Alexandroupoli

  • Kavyri 6
  • Phone: 2551 0 21200, 2551 0 80777

Alexandroupoli

  • Dragana 681 00
  • Phone: 2551 3 51748 -9

Moustoksydou 4

Phone: 26610-44309, 26610-48871

Dimokratias 119, Neapoli

Phone: 2410-611002, 2410-669221

https://www.dramahospital.gr/

Ethnomartyron Pontou 57

Phone: 25210-48050

Grigoriou Auksentiou Square, 83100 Samos

Phone: 2273080060

Prousiotissis 10

Phone: 22370-24698

Votsi 9

Phone: 26410-22363

Nafpaktou 302 00

Phone: 26313-60108, 26313-60109

Patras

  • Rio 265 04
  • Phone: 2613-603245

3rd klm EO Ioanninon-Athinwn, Koptolivado Anatolis 45500 

Phone: 26510-67388, 26510-68185

Souidias 28, Argostoli

Phone: 26713-61108

Korinthou 191

Phone:  27513-60350, 27513-60351

Chania, Crete

  • Krokkida 25
  • Phone: 28213-40500

http://www.cepsyre.gr/archiki.html

Rethymno, Crete

  • Papanikolaou 23
  • Phone: 28310-20799