Urgent psychiatric help for children and young people
Children and young people receive specialist psychiatric help at the Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Centre acute admissions at Glostrup hospital.
Experienced staff
In psychiatric acute admissions you will be met by experienced staff who will assess what kind of treatment you require.
Admission or referral
Staff in the acute psychiatric admissions centers can offer immediate admission if necessary. Alternatively the staff could refer the patient to their own physician (GP), to treatment at a clinic, or at a community mental health center.
No need for an appointment
You don’t need to make an appointment to receive treatment at an acute psychiatric admissions center.
How can the acute psychiatric admissions center help me?
If you, or someone you know, are in a situation that you feel requires immediate psychiatric help, then the acute psychiatric admissions center can help. This could be a situation such as:
- Suicidal thoughts
- Sensing that one’s own life is out of control
- Extreme anxiety
- Withdrawal from drugs symptoms
- Severe depression
The following are open round the clock:
There are acute psychiatric admissions centers at Ballerup, Glostrup, Hvidovre, Nordsjælland and at the Copenhagen mental health services center. All of these are open 24 hours a day.
The following are open from 08:00am - 10:00pm:
The acute psychiatric admissions centers at Amager and Frederiksberg are open between 08:00am - 10:00pm.
Contact your nearest acute psychiatric admissions center
If you need psychiatric help, it is important that you go to the acute psychiatric admissions center that covers the area where you live.
What if the patient is a friend or relative?
You can always accompany a friend or relative to the acute psychiatric admissions center. You can also contact the acute team or the psychiatric emergency response service via the out-of-hours medical services.
Addresses and catchment areas
Children and Young Peoples Mental Health Services Centre Glostrup
Acute Admissions
Ndr. Ringvej 29-67
2600 Glostrup
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 06 71
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Glostrup
How to get there
Open 24 hours a day
Catchment area: All municipalities in the Capital Region of Denmark.
The Mental Health Services Centre Amager
Psychiatric emergency admissions PC1
Digevej 110
2300 Copenhagen S
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 16 50
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Amager
How to get there
Open between 08:00am and 10:00pm
Outside opening hours contact the acute psychiatric admissions center at the Mental Health Services Centre Hvidovre
Catchment area: Tårnby, Dragør municipalities and districts Amager Vest, Amager Øst in the City of Copenhagen.
Mental Health Services Centre Ballerup
Acute Admissions
Maglevænget 2
2750 Ballerup
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 50 03
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Ballerup
How to get there
Open 24 hours a day
Mental Health Services Centre Glostrup
Psychiatric acute admissions
Ndr. Ringvej 69
Building B
2600 Glostrup
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 06 71
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Glostrup
How to get there
Catchment area: Albertslund, Brøndby, Glostrup, Høje-Taastrup, Ishøj, Rødovre, Vallensbæk municipalities.
Open 24 hours a day
Mental Health Services Centre Copenhagen
Psychiatric acute admissions
Tuborgvej 235, building 51
2400 Copenhagen NV
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 73 60
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Copenhagen
How to get there
Catchment area: Districts Bispebjerg, Brønshøj/Husum, Inner city, Nørrebro, Østerbro, Christianshavn in the City of Copenhagen.
Open 24 hours a day
Mental Health Services Centre Nordsjælland
Psychiatric acute admissions 2622
Dyrehavevej 48
3400 Hillerød
Telephone no.: (+45) 38 64 32 00
Fax: (+45) 38 64 32 01
Website: Acute Admissions - Mental Health Services Centre Nordsjælland
How to get there
Catchment area: Fredensborg, Frederikssund, Gribskov, Halsnæs, Helsingør, Hillerød, Hørsholm municipalities and part of Furesø municipality.
Open 24 hours a day
Bornholm
There is no acute psychiatric admissions center on Bornholm. However, you can be referred to the Mental Health Services Center Bornholm through the somatic acute admissions at Bornholm’s Hospital, the out-of-hours medical services or your own physician.
Mental Health Services Centre Bornholm
Helsevej 3
3700 Rønne
Telephone no.: (+45) 56 90 96 20