Overview

• Hamburg's new psychiatric plan aims to better coordinate services between public health providers, clinics, and private practices.
• Therapy wait times for children and adolescents have doubled in recent years, with many waiting up to eight months for care.
• The plan includes increasing training opportunities for psychotherapists, doctors, and nurses to address staffing shortages.
• Efforts will also focus on redistributing doctors to underserved neighborhoods to ensure more equitable access to care.
• The city's current psychiatric care capacity is considered strong but insufficient to meet the growing demand for treatment of anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.