We are here to help
Counselling
When you visit the Worldhouse for the first time, one of our employees will do an intake with you. If your intake suggests the need to see a counsellor; perhaps because you need immediate help with a serious issue or because you need more time to tell your story, we can arrange an appointment for you. Counselling can be offered in Dutch, English, French and Spanish.
Mental health
If you have questions concerning your health, you can speak to our team. If necessary, we will refer you to the Kruispost medical centre or to Doctors of the World. We also help with prescriptions and can supply a buddy to accompany you to the doctor or to the hospital. Psychological problems such as stress and insomnia are also health problems. Let us know if you’re struggling to cope with problems like these so that we can refer you to Doctors of the World or to the Equator Foundation, if we cannot provide the support you need ourselves.
Medical
If you have any issues concerning your health, we can refer you to doctors and dentists from our network. We work in close cooperation with Doctors of the World and we have a network of general practitioners in Amsterdam.
Night shelter
We are often approached with the problem of immediate homelessness, i.e. “Help, I have nowhere to sleep tonight.” Please understand that while we are equipped to offer day shelter, we are not set up to provide night shelter. We will of course offer whatever help we can, but we cannot guarantee a solution, unfortunately.