Mental Health @ MCI Support services

Mental Health

Mental health is the state of thinking, feeling and behaving in a way that meets our needs best – in our personal lives with family and friends, at university, at work and in society. It is normal to experience occasional anxiety, mood swings, or loneliness.

Mental stress can range from to:

  • Difficulty working, motivating and concentrating
  • Exam anxiety & panic attacks | excessive demands & pressure to succeed
  • Exhaustion & burnout | depressive moods & suicidal thoughts
  • Acute crisis situations (separation, partnership, death, illness, criminal cases, accidents, care needs, financial difficulties, etc.)
  • Mobbing | sexual harassment | conflicts & threats towards other students and/or lecturers
  • Difficulty adjusting & orienting to new/foreign environments
  • Addictions | eating disorders
  • Loneliness | social isolation

The good news is, that there are many proactive steps you can take to feel better. You will find basic Mental Health information, ways to take care of yourself and contact to personal support services on this page.

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You are not alone!

We offer a confidential service!

If you have any questions about Mental Health, please feel free to contact us at:

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Are you worried about a fellow students?

Here's what you can do:

  • Be there and listen
  • Encourage him or her to seek support
  • If you are still unsure, you can always contact mentalhealth@mci.edu
Do you find yourself in a stressful situation?

This is what you can do:

Support services

When you're in the midst of everyday study life, everyone knows that studying isn't always fun; there are ups and downs, such as motivation lapses, anxiety, stress, relationship crises, illnesses, and much more. Sometimes the challenges get out of hand and endanger mental health and thus also a successful course of studies. Depending on the situation and the person, different steps are helpful.

Self-Care

Here are some tips and useful resources, as well as courses & workshops and apps related to Mental Health:

Resources:

Courses & Workshops:

MCI Career courses

Psychological Counselling Service

Apps

External support for you

Here are some helpful links to selected counseling services related to Mental Health:

General:

Overview – What is available?

Acute Crisis & Suicidal Thoughts:

Topic-specific:

Financial issues:

Telephone contact points:

  • ÖH helpline: +43/1/585 33 33
  • Ö3 helpline number: 116 123
  • Rat auf Draht (children and adolescents, as well as parents, family members): 147
  • Violence Protection Center: 0512 57 13 13
  • Victim protection helpline: 0800 112 112
  • Women's helpline: 0800 222 555
  • Social psychiatric emergency service: 01/31330
  • Nightline Innsbruck: +43 660 7549485
  • Telephone counselling: 142
Contact & Advice Supported by MCI
  • Personal consultation for MCI students
  • Fast & uncomplicated appointment
  • Anonymous & confidential treatment

In cooperation with insieme

  • A group of several psychologists/psychotherapists is available for you
  • 50-minute one-on-one session in Innsbruck
  • Discussion of immediate concerns and first consultation
  • If necessary, a follow-up session can also be arranged
  • The session(s) are free of charge

On-site consultation appointment

  • A pool of more than 350 psychologists is at your disposal
  • 50-minute online one-on-one session (consultation time can be split if approved by your psychologist)
  • Discussion of immediate concerns and first consultation
  • 2 sessions can be refunded per academic year, provided that 2 (or more) consulting sessions have been consumed
  • Refund form: https://oeh-mci.at/ (in the "Downloads" section)

Online consultation appointment

  • Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH) offers the project “ÖH-Helpline” in cooperation with the Association for Psychotherapy
  • Counseling, quickly available and affordable psychotherapy
  • Present advice and initial consultation in Innsbruck
  • Initial consultation free of charge (online or on-site)

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öh mci funding pot for psychological treatments

Our funding pot supports MCI students with psychological treatments to facilitate access to mental health care. The aim is to provide financial assistance for those students who do not receive free therapy and whose insurance benefits are insufficient.

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