The organization consists of two legally independent entities: NTFN Psychosocial Centers gGmbH and the non-profit association NTFN eV.
counseling and therapy
In our psychosocial centers, we offer individual and group services for refugees with mental health conditions – also with the help of interpreters. NTFN Psychosocial Centers gGmbH operates locations in Braunschweig, Göttingen, Hanover, Lüneburg, Oldenburg, and Osnabrück.
The Association
Our goal is to improve care for traumatized and mentally ill refugees. To this end, NTFN eV focuses on fundraising, public relations, and lobbying. The association is the sole shareholder of NTFN Psychosocial Centers gGmbH.
News
BAfF conference: “Against powerlessness: Psychosocial work between repression and exile”
Using the example of political prisoners in Turkey, the conference will discuss the impact of authoritarian government on psychosocial work. It will also examine the connection to European foreign policy…
Statement by NTFN eV against the discussed outsourcing of asylum procedures to third countries
Hanover, July 29, 2024. We are observing with great concern the increasingly concrete discussion about outsourcing asylum procedures to third countries outside Europe. This discussion raises concerns from both legal experts and…
The women's excursion group from PSZ Braunschweig visits the Museum of Photography
Linda Sandrock gave a free guided tour of both gatehouses in German and English. Among the highlights were impressive works by Natalie Czech (“A Critics Bouquet”) and Sebastião Salgado (“The Outskirts…”).
Exchange with the member of the state parliament Uli Watermann (SPD) at the PSZ Hannover
Uli Watermann, a member of the state parliament, is the SPD parliamentary group's spokesperson on domestic policy and chairman of the commission on migration and integration issues. NTFN eV is also a member of this commission. In conversation with…
Training videos for therapy with interpreters
These videos are aimed at therapists, counselors, and interpreters alike, and present typical and challenging counseling situations. These include, among others, initial consultations with clients, pre- and post-session discussions with interpreters, sudden…
Mayor Claudia Kalisch visits the PSZ Lüneburg
On July 4, 2024, the mayor of the Hanseatic city of Lüneburg, Claudia Kalisch (Alliance 90/The Greens), visited our PSZ Lüneburg. Among other things, we discussed the care situation for traumatized and mentally ill refugees…






