A look inside the crisis center

When knives fly and children carve themselves

Since the crisis center opened in May 2023, four cases have been closed.(Bild: Eva Kamper/SDB, Krone KREATIV)

Last spring, Burgenland's first crisis center for children and young people in need opened in Mörbisch am See. How is it going so far? The "Krone" spoke to the managers about the challenging everyday life in an exceptional emotional situation and the major problem areas. 

Lisa (13), Anna (10), Jennifer (13), Laura (14) and Benjamin (15) are companions in misfortune and something like "temporary siblings". The reason why they had to leave their families and now live together under one roof in "Haus Ulrike", a former bed and breakfast, is that they all have children whose welfare is at risk and therefore need to be placed in alternative care.