IFOTES Europe - International Federation Of Telephone Emergency

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IFOTES involves over 400 Telephone
Emergency Services, represented in 30
organizations, located in 23 countries.
A detailed list of all members can be found
under www.ifotes.org
International Federation
of Telephone Emergency
Services
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International Federation
of Telephone Emergency
Services
First Chair
Alfred Kirschfink, Belgium
(Telefonhilfe-Anonyme Lebenshilfe der
Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft Belgiens)
+32 (0) 878 534 10
Phone
Email
phone calls
annually:
5.000.000
europe@ifotes.org
Second Chair
Pfarrerin Ulrike Atkins, Germany
(Evangelische Konferenz für Telefonseelsorge)
+49 (0) 211 957 577 23
Phone
Email
europe@ifotes.org
Address
IFOTES Europe e.V., Dödterstr. 10,
58095 Hagen, Germany
Web
www.ifotes.org/europe
Bank
GLS Gemeinschaftsbank
Account
Sortcode
Our current balance
5.000.000 phone calls annually
BIC
IBAN
4056 1726 00
430 609 67
GENODEM1GLS
DE65 4306 0967
4056 1726 00
40.000 encounters via internet
Tax number
60.000 personal contacts
321/577873873
25.000 trained volunteers
600 full- and part time staff
www.ifotes.org/europe
IFOTES EUROPE e.V.
Funding
Projects
IFOTES EUROPE e.V. is a registered charity
IFOTES EUROPE e.V. is a strictly non-profit
IFOTES EUROPE e.V. seeks to raise national
foundation, devoted to the support of the
organization with the objective to acquire
and international funds for IFOTES´ various
International Federation of Telephone
donations and funds for IFOTES.
projects, such as:
IFOTES was founded in 1967 and brings together Natio-
All funds are allocated in close cooperation with
Training: “Transforming Aggression into Balanced
nal Associations of Telephone Emergency Services that
the International Committee of IFOTES.
Emotions” and “Preventing a Crisis”
offer emotional support, as well as crisis intervention
Donations will support:
Emergency Services (IFOTES).
Congress: “Vulnerability as a Challenge ”,
in a non-judgemental, anonymous way via telephone,
email and chat.
The work is being done by trained volunteers who
enable those who call to benefit from a genuine
Current IFOTES projects
July 10th -14th 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden
In depth efficiency analysis of telephone and
internet based counseling
Manual: “Preventing Suicide – How to set up a help-
Suicide prevention
Internet: Online Directory of Telephone Emergency
line”, in cooperation with WHO and ESA
human relationship, available mostly 24 hours a day.
Services, in cooperation with ESA
Topics range from loneliness to questions of parenting,
Crisis Intervention
domestic and sexual violence, psychiatric illness, grief
General support of individual initiatives that are
and suicide prevention.
Training of Volunteers
Telephone Emergency Services
The support is strictly confidential and free of charge,
available to everybody regardless of age, gender and
faith.
Additional development of projects aimed at
personal, as well as email and chat based
counseling
IFOTES´ mission is to promote the exchange of
IFOTES is in close contact with likeminded organizations such as Lifeline International, Samaritans/
Befrienders Worldwide and Child Helpline Inter-
experiences amongst its members by organizing
congresses, training sessions and seminars. Its overall
concerned with the formation or development of
Raising further awareness for the importance of
emotional health
goal is to contribute to the services offered by its vari-
national, as well as organizations that have similar
interests, such as the World Federation of Mental
Health (WHMF), WHO, the International Association
ous members.
Endorsing the establishment of new Telephone
Emergency Services
for Suicide Prevention (IASP), and Education4Peace.