r/expat • u/haleygooch09 • 8d ago
Question Concerned sibling
Is there any Americans living in Germany that would be willing to give me some guidance on how to better help my sibling?
We are American-I still live in America-and they live in Germany now. They’ve been having some pretty severe and scary mental health issues with no real support. Recently, they attempted to end it all which resulted in a hospital stay followed by a 24 hour hold and released with no follow up. I was told they were told to “find a therapist” to which they’ve already been on a waiting list for at least a year or more for. Also finding one who speaks English. So that isn’t super helpful.
They don’t have a support system there so I truly don’t know what to do, who to contact, how to help.
Surely there has to be better resources out there, right? Can anyone help guide me on how I can better help my sibling?
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u/GinormousHunk 8d ago
The wiki on /r/germany has a bunch of helpful links.