External Consultation Services
The Equal Opportunity Office provides advice in cases of sexualized harassment, discrimination and violence and all other types of discrimination, on issues relating to the compatibility of caring responsibilities with studies and work, as well as on the change of name and gender entry within the university system for trans*, inter and non-binary people.
If you do not wish to take advantage of any of the university's internal counseling services or are looking for advice on an incident or series of incidents that did not occur in the university context, you can contact the counseling services listed here.
Offers & Services
Frauenberatungsstelle Osnabrück - Contact, information and counseling center in Osnabrück city and district for women with various counseling concerns. Offers advice in cases of sexualized harassment, stalking, sexualized violence and violence in couple relationships.
Violence Against Women Helpline - Multilingual advice service on all forms of violence against women. If necessary, it can also refer you to local advice centers and women's shelters, for example.
ProFamilia - Violence During Pregnancy - Advice center for pregnant women who experience violence in the context of a (current or former) couple relationship.
Offers & Services
Anti-Discrimination Office of the City of Osnabrück - Contact point for individuals or groups who have experienced or observed discrimination.
Counseling for victims of right-wing, racist and anti-Semitic violence - Counseling center for those affected by right-wing, racist and anti-semitic violence in Lower Saxony. Provides advice on how to deal with the experience, including possible legal steps.
Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency - Nationwide contact point for those affected by discrimination.
Offers & Services
Queer Counseling Center Osnabrück - Psychosocial counseling center for various counseling concerns of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, inter*gender and queer people in the city of Osnabrück, as well as their relatives.
Trans*Counseling Weser-Ems - Advice on all aspects of gender identity for trans* (transgender, transsexual, transidentical) people, people who wonder whether they might be trans*, relatives and associates, as well as people who come into contact with the topic of trans* professionally.
LGBTI* Counseling Center Ibbenbüren - Contact point for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people and their relatives in the district of Steinfurt.
Further advice centers for queer people who have experienced discrimination can be found under Discrimination.
Representation of Interests and Self-Help
wir pflegen e.V. - Advocacy and self-help organization for family caregivers, consisting of a federal association and five state associations as well as individual state representatives. The state association wir pflegen Lower Saxony was founded in 2023.
Self-help group for caregiving relatives in Osnabrück - Association of caregiving relatives of people with physical impairments. The meetings usually take place on the third Monday of the month.
Alzheimer Gesellschaft Osnabrück e.V. Selbsthilfe Demenz - Self-help organization that offers information events, personal consultations, discussion groups and further training as well as emotional support and practical help to relieve the burden on family members and carers through dementia companions.
Support for Families with Children with Disabilities
Wunderbunt e.V. - An association that offers families with disabled children of all ages from the city and district of Osnabrück independent and free advice on various topics. There is also a networking service with regular network meetings, themed evenings and toddler groups for younger children and friend groups for older children.
Familienentlastender Dienst (FED) of Lebenshilfe Osnabrück - The FED provides families with volunteer helpers who accompany children, young people and adults with disabilities at home and in their free time.