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Resources
If you are in an emergency, the essential phone numbers in Barcelona, Spain to consider are 061 (medical emergencies) or 112 (help in Catalan, Spanish, French, English).
Hospitals in Barcelona Please attend a hospital emergency department if you are feeling suicidal and need immediate assistance for a mental health crisis.
Costa Blanca Samaritans for crisis support in Spain Free Helpline.
Befrienders Worldwide Providing emotional assistance to prevent suicide worldwide. Search for a crisis support line in your country of residence.
Find A Helpline Free emotional support anywhere in the world, anytime.
Do you feel scared at home? Download this Safety Planning Booklet for women in Domestic Violence situations
HELP for women who are in Barcelona and are suffering or have suffered gender violence in their family or couple relationship. Tamaia
Domestic Violence: Assistance for Expats in Spain
What to do if you are in a violent relationship in Spain from The Local Spain
Social Services for Children, Adolescents, Women at Suara
LGBTQIA+ Center Barcelona A city council run facility that provides information, assistance, and advice around sexual and gender diversity to the LGBTIQ community and other citizens in Barcelona. To make appointments contact info@centrelgbtbibcn.org
Barna Clinic Gender Identity Unit The medical team that makes up this unit is made up of highly qualified professionals specialised in the various fields of gender confirmation (affirmation) surgery: cosmetic and restorative plastic surgeon, gynaecologists, otolaryngologists and digestive system surgeons. In addition, in the Barna Clínic + Gender Identity Unit we have endocrinologists, speech therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists specialising in the accompaniment of transgender people.
Healthcare for Trans People (CAT Salut)
Narcotics Anonymous English Chapter Barcelona (LGBTQIA+ friendly meetings)
SMART Recovery SMART Recovery has helped millions of people around the world beat their addictions. Help is FREE and available to anybody with an addiction.
Alcoholics Anonymous Barcelona Are you aware of someone seeking help for a drinking problem? There is a solution. If you think you may have a drinking problem you’re welcome to attend any meeting, open or closed. Closed meetings are for those who may have a problem with their drinking, both new and regular members. Open meetings are for the same people, and also for anyone else who would like to know more about AA.
Narcotics Anonymous English Chapter Barcelona (including LGBTQIA+ friendly meetings) “N.A. is a non-profit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only ONE requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives.”
Proyecto Hombre Spanish speaking addiction service
Barcelona International Welcome, including their downloadable Welcome Pack.
General Barcelona info in English by the Barcelona City Council and What’s On Guide.
Have you been through a Trauma?
Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale Test A test of your depression, anxiety and stress levels can assist in answering the question – Do I really need help now?
Beyond Blue Information and resources for women, men, young people, older people, LGBT, and many more about Depression and Anxiety from Australian organisation Beyond Blue.
Head to Head Find mental health resources.
SANE Australian Information, podcasts and resources on many mental health issues from this Australian organisation.
the MoodGym An online resource for learning CBT tools.
e-couch A self-help, interactive tool for learning skills to combat depression, generalised anxiety, worry, social anxiety, relationship breakdown and loss and grief.
Dr Line at Barcelona Family Doctor
Dr. Ilham Abdelrahim at Healthcare Barcelona
Dra Femke at International Family Doctor (Castelldefels and surroundings)
Saving Slippers Dog Training in English, French and German
Entretramites Solves all your doubts about immigration, taxation, self-employment, SMEs, and companies in Spain.
Expatica The complete guide to expat life
Expatica is the expat community’s online home away from home.
Moving to Spain Relocate to Spain with expert advice, resources and insider knowledge
AvaLanding Immigration, Tax and Accountancy, Law, Real Estate and Investment Services.
Entretramites Solves all your doubts about immigration, taxation, self-employment, SMEs, and companies in Spain.
Moving to Spain Relocate to Spain with expert advice, resources and insider knowledge
NIE.CAT help with all the necessary documents in Spain. Get your NIE number in a blink of an eye.
NIE Barcelona Get your NIE fast and easy.
Expatica The complete guide to expat life.
Barcelona Family Life A website offering a wealth of information about education and family life in Barcelona.
MumAbroad An English-language website for families in Barcelona and beyond.
Mammaproof The go-to Spanish-language website for families in Barcelona.
Toddl.co The one-stop shop for extra curricular activities and holiday camps in Barcelona.
My Barcelona School helps parents find the right school for them in Barcelona
Tutoring Barcelona provides tutoring and IB services in Barcelona in English.
The Barcelona Education Department, known as The Consorci, can be found here (Catalan only ). Info on public school education in Barcelona.
Fem Escola is a website produced by The Consorci about public schooling, opinions, experiences and any new developments.
Generalitat information about studying in Barcelona can be found here.
Booklet in English about options for international families. Download it here.
Education Department document in English explaining how to apply for public schools and concertades here
Directory of alternative schools and childcare options in Spain: https://ludus.org.es/es
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