Bremerhaven unanimously rejects psychiatric clinic in the Ameos Clinic!

Bremerhaven unanimously rejects psychiatric clinic in the Ameos Clinic!

in Bremerhaven it remains exciting, because the plans for a forensic psychiatry in the former Ameos Clinic met on June 4, 2025 again. The city's magistrate unanimously rejected the proposal and thus gave priority to the security and well -being of the city dwellers. As [Weser-Kurier] (https://www.weser-kurier.de/bremerhaven-lehnt-fehpsychiatrie-psychiatrie-im -amenos-Klinikum-AB-Doc82T6P169OAE7Q9) reports, this decision refers to the closest to schools and kindergartens were.

City councilor Andrea Toense recognizes the need for such a facility, but considers the location to be unsustainable. She emphasizes that no forensic psychiatry should be placed in a residential area like Bremerhaven in which there are sensitive facilities. Mayor Torsten Neuhoff also supports this point of view and sees urban planning and social conditions as incompatible. The proposed location must now be removed from the discussion for the next discussions.

political reactions and resistance

At the political level, the topic causes great excitement. Bremen's health senator Claudia Bernhard (left) had already expressed criticism of the plans in advance and considered the idea of ​​a clinic in a residential area to be problematic. She rejected the allegation that Bremerhaven was not included in the planning. According to Buten un inland, the magistrate of Bremerhaven actually had contact with those responsible in Bremen in Bremen, but the CDU continues the criticism of secret planning.

The political debate slowly picks up speed. While the CDU and the green alternative proposals for use are submitting for the building, such as a medical care center or a retirement home, the SPD believes that the plans are not conveyable. SPD chairman Martin Günthner criticized the idea of ​​solving the problems of Lower Saxony and Bremen at the expense of the Bremerhaven citizens.

The way forward

Currently, the future of the former Ameos Clinic appears to be as insecure as before after the unanimous decision of the magistrate. Lower Saxony is interested in using the building, but there are no concrete planning so far. Several parties, including the FDP, have rejected the initiative for setting up a psychiatric enclosure clinic due to this concerns. The coming weeks should show how politically continues and whether alternative uses could pursue a new approach.