Overview
- The Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinik in Ahlhorn stopped operating after 46 years because its service was not financially sustainable and the facility reported a deficit of about €1.5 million.
- Leinerstift LEE opened two therapeutic residential groups at the site to provide an immediate transition for affected families and some former patients.
- The new Wohngruppen serve 12–17-year-olds who have completed detox and accept a drug-free and largely internet-free living program focused on intensive pedagogical and therapeutic support.
- The interim offer cannot replicate the clinic’s full medical and rehabilitative services and the country now has only two other specialized adolescent clinics with a total of 36 places.
- Leinerstift LEE says it plans further residential groups, medical and psychiatric links, and participation offers over time but those expansions are at an early stage and will take months to develop.