Rat auf Draht

Founded in 1987, Rat auf Draht is a charity based in Wien, Austria working on children & youth, mental health, addiction +1 more.

Rat auf Draht is an Austrian non-profit that runs the free, anonymous 147 helpline for children, young people and their caregivers, available around the clock across Austria without an area code. Counselling is provided by a multiprofessional team of psychologists, psychotherapists, lawyers and social counsellors, by phone and by chat. Alongside phone and chat counselling, the organisation runs a peer-to-peer chat service staffed by trained young peer counsellors, publishes articles, quizzes and brochures on topics such as relationships, school, violence, addiction and mental health, and operates as a trusted flagger that reports illegal online content. It also offers Ukrainian-language services for refugees. The organisation was founded in 1987, grew out of an ORF television programme acting as an ombudsman for children, and is run by Rat auf Draht gemeinnützige GmbH in Vienna. It is funded partly by public bodies and partly by donations.