Overview

• Insured psychotherapy slots remain scarce in Burgenland, with waits of up to a year reported in the districts of Güssing and Jennersdorf.
• The Psychosozialer Dienst supported more than 5,000 people across roughly 43,000 contacts last year with free, no‑referral, local help.
• A child and youth psychiatry outpatient clinic opened in Neusiedl am See in June, adding to existing sites in Oberwart and Eisenstadt.
• The regional coalition’s program commits to restructuring care and expanding Eisenstadt Hospital’s adult psychiatry and day clinic to include 16‑ to 24‑year‑olds by 2035.
• Providers emphasize prevention, school outreach and tackling stigma—particularly among men—as OECD estimates put annual economic costs in Austria at about €15 million.