Crisis Intervention in Social Work – Psychosocial Crises and Suicidality
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10. References
All texts in this course were written independently. The sources cited are statutes and ordinances (official works under Section 5 of the German Copyright Act, UrhG), freely accessible publications by official bodies and specialist literature (within the right of quotation under Section 51 UrhG, without reproducing text). Citation style: APA 7 (German-language adaptation). All figures and tables: own illustration. Legal position: September 2026.
Legal sources
Achtes Buch Sozialgesetzbuch – Kinder- und Jugendhilfe – (SGB VIII) [Book VIII of the Social Code – Child and Youth Welfare] in the version published on 11 September 2012 (BGBl. I p. 2022), Section 42 Inobhutnahme von Kindern und Jugendlichen [taking children and young people into care], in the version currently in force. Available at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_8/__42.html
Bayerisches Psychisch-Kranken-Hilfe-Gesetz (BayPsychKHG) [Bavarian Act on Help for People with Mental Illness] of 24 July 2018 (GVBl. p. 583, BayRS 2128-2-A/G), Art. 1, 5 and 11–13, last amended by the Act of 26 March 2026 (GVBl. p. 75). Available at https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/BayPsychKHG
Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) [German Civil Code] in the version published on 2 January 2002 (BGBl. I p. 42, corr. p. 2909; 2003 I p. 738), Section 1831 Freiheitsentziehende Unterbringung und freiheitsentziehende Maßnahmen [involuntary admission and measures involving deprivation of liberty], in the version in force since 1 January 2023. Available at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bgb/__1831.html
Gesetz über Hilfen und Schutzmaßnahmen bei psychischen Krankheiten (PsychKG) [Act on Help and Protective Measures for Mental Illness] of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia of 17 December 1999, last amended by Art. 17 of the Act of 10 June 2025 (GV. NRW. p. 530), Sections 11 and 14, in the version in force from 1 July 2025. Available at https://recht.nrw.de/lrgv/gesetz/01072025-gesetz-ueber-hilfen-und-schutzmassnahmen-bei-psychischen-krankheiten-psychkg/
Gesetz zum zivilrechtlichen Schutz vor Gewalttaten und Nachstellungen (Gewaltschutzgesetz – GewSchG) [Act on Civil-Law Protection against Acts of Violence and Stalking (Violence Protection Act)] of 11 December 2001 (BGBl. I p. 3513), Sections 1, 2 and 4, amended by the Act on the Introduction of Electronic Location Monitoring and Perpetrator Work in the Violence Protection Act of 2 July 2026 (BGBl. 2026 I No. 198). Available at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewschg/BJNR351310001.html
Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) [German Criminal Code] in the version published on 13 November 1998 (BGBl. I p. 3322), Section 34 Rechtfertigender Notstand [justifying necessity], in the version currently in force. Available at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__34.html
Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) [German Criminal Code] in the version published on 13 November 1998 (BGBl. I p. 3322), Section 203 Verletzung von Privatgeheimnissen [breach of private secrets], in the version currently in force. Available at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__203.html
Literature and publications
Arbeitsgruppe Psychiatrie der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Obersten Landesgesundheitsbehörden. (2023). Maßnahmen zum Schutz von Menschen im psychiatrischen Hilfesystem vor und bei Grundrechtseingriffen [Measures to protect people in the psychiatric support system before and during interferences with fundamental rights] [Report to the Conference of Health Ministers 2023]. https://www.gmkonline.de/documents/top-142-bericht-der-ag-psychiatrie.pdf
Bundesamt für Familie und zivilgesellschaftliche Aufgaben. (n.d.). Hilfetelefon „Gewalt gegen Frauen“ [‘Violence against Women’ helpline]. https://www.bafza.de/rat-und-hilfe/hilfetelefon-gewalt-gegen-frauen
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit. (2024). Nationale Suizidpräventionsstrategie [National Suicide Prevention Strategy]. https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateien/5_Publikationen/Praevention/abschlussbericht/240430_Nationale_Suizidpraeventionsstrategie.pdf
Bundesministerium für Gesundheit. (2026). Referentenentwurf: Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Stärkung der nationalen Suizidprävention [Ministerial draft bill: Draft act to strengthen national suicide prevention] (draft as of 25 June 2026). https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateien/3_Downloads/Gesetze_und_Verordnungen/GuV/S/Suizidpraeventionsgesetz_RefE_LP-21.pdf
Cullberg, J. (1978). Krisen und Krisentherapie. Psychiatrische Praxis, 5, 25–34.
Dazzi, T., Gribble, R., Wessely, S., & Fear, N. T. (2014). Does asking about suicide and related behaviours induce suicidal ideation? What is the evidence? Psychological Medicine, 44(16), 3361–3363. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291714001299
Land Niedersachsen. (2025). Die wichtigsten Notfallkontakte in Niedersachsen [The most important emergency contacts in Lower Saxony]. Portal Niedersachsen. https://www.niedersachsen.de/notfallmonitor/kontakte/die-wichtigsten-notfallkontakte-in-niedersachsen-236449.html
Sonneck, G., Kapusta, N., Tomandl, G., & Voracek, M. (Eds.). (2016). Krisenintervention und Suizidverhütung [Crisis intervention and suicide prevention] (3rd updated ed.). facultas.
Stanley, B., & Brown, G. K. (2012). Safety planning intervention: A brief intervention to mitigate suicide risk. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 19(2), 256–264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.01.001
Statistisches Bundesamt (Destatis). (2025). Zahl der Todesfälle aufgrund von Suizid 2024 leicht gestiegen [Number of deaths due to suicide rose slightly in 2024]. https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Gesellschaft-Umwelt/Gesundheit/Todesursachen/suizid.html
TelefonSeelsorge Deutschland. (n.d.). TelefonSeelsorge – Sorgen kann man teilen [TelefonSeelsorge – worries can be shared]. https://www.telefonseelsorge.de/