Neustart GGmbH

What Neustart GGmbH does

NEUSTART gGmbH is a non-profit (gemeinnützige) limited liability company operating as an addiction help and prevention organization in Thuringia, Germany, and has been active for over 15 years. It operates as a subsidiary within the SiT (Suchthilfe in Thüringen) network, with Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbH as its parent entity and sabit gemeinnützige GmbH as a sister organization. Together, the three entities deliver an integrated 'Suchthilfe aus einer Hand' (addiction help from a single source) model covering the full care continuum.

The organization operates an unusually broad service portfolio across multiple Thuringian cities, including psychosocial counseling centers (Erfurt, Gotha, Jena, Mühlhausen, Waltershausen, Weimar), social therapeutic residential homes, transitional housing (Rasthaus Obolus Gera), ambulatory supported living, day structure facilities (Treff Neustart, Tagesstruktur Erfurt Nonnenholz), the Fachklinik Rusteberg specialist clinic, adaptation facilities, the Präventionszentrum prevention center, and the specialized Drogenhilfe Knackpunkt drug assistance program. Its mission is to rehabilitate individuals with alcohol and drug dependencies and to support chronically multiply-affected addiction patients.

The business model is reimbursement-driven under the German statutory social insurance framework: services are funded through statutory health insurance (gesetzliche Krankenversicherung), pension insurance (Rentenversicherung), and social welfare funding. Patients access services primarily through referrals from healthcare providers, social services, and hospitals. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and the non-profit legal form precludes equity-based revenue. Marketing activity is minimal, with the organization relying on its website (sit-online.org) and SiT network referrals rather than active outbound campaigns.

Name

Neustart GGmbH

Legal name

NEUSTART gGmbH

Website

https://neustart-online.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NEUSTART gGmbH is a non-profit addiction treatment and rehabilitation provider in Thuringia, Germany, operating as part of the SiT network. It delivers an integrated continuum of psychosocial counseling, residential care, ambulatory supported living, specialist inpatient treatment, and prevention services funded by German statutory health and pension insurance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (62221), Health Care and Social Assistance (62)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Outpatient Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Programs (HLAFABAD), Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Substance Use Detoxification Centers (Medical Detox) (HLAFACAD)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Psychosocial counseling
• Social therapeutic housing
• Substance abuse rehabilitation
• Supported independent living

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Neustart gGmbH operates a network of social welfare facilities providing addiction counseling, prevention, inpatient treatment, residential care, and supported living for people dependent on alcohol and drugs. Its offering spans psychosocial counseling centers, the Fachklinik Rusteberg specialist clinic, socio-therapeutic residential homes, transitional housing (e.g., Übergangswohnheim Rasthaus Obolus Gera), ambulatory supported living, day-structured facilities, rehabilitation/adaption facilities, and a prevention center, all delivered across Thuringia, Germany.

Product overview

Neustart gGmbH operates as a non-profit social services organization providing a comprehensive, integrated addiction treatment and rehabilitation system. The organization offers a multi-level care continuum including psychosocial counseling centers, specialist clinics (Fachklinik Rusteberg), socio-therapeutic residential homes, transitional housing, ambulatory supported living, day-structured facilities (Tagesstätte/Tagesstruktur), rehabilitation facilities (Adaptionseinrichtungen), and a prevention center. The organization has been operating for over 15 years in Thuringen, Germany, with the primary mission of helping individuals achieve lives free from alcohol and drug addiction through preventive measures, therapeutic intervention, and rehabilitative support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Psychosoziale Beratungsstellen (Psychosocial Counseling Centers)
• Fachklinik Rusteberg (Specialist Clinic)
• Sozialtherapeutische Wohnheime (Socio-Therapeutic Residential Homes)
• Übergangswohnheim Rasthaus Obolus Gera (Transitional Residential Home)
• Ambulant Betreutes Wohnen (Ambulatory Supported Living)
• Tagesstätte / Tagesstruktur (Day Facility / Day Structure)
• Adaptionseinrichtungen (Rehabilitation/Adaption Facilities)
• Präventionszentrum (Prevention Center)
• Drogenhilfe Knackpunkt Erfurt (Drug Assistance Program)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SiT - Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeustart gGmbH operates as part of the SiT verbund (network alliance) together with SiT - Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbH and sabit gemeinnützige GmbH. This network provides comprehensive addiction help services 'aus einer Hand' (from a single source) across Thuringia, including counseling, treatment, care, and support services.
• sabit gemeinnützige GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeustart gGmbH operates as part of the SiT verbund (network alliance) together with SiT - Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbH and sabit gemeinnützige GmbH. The three organizations form a comprehensive network providing addiction help and related social services in Thuringia.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen (DHS): National umbrella organization for addiction-help providers in Germany. Functions as a coordinating body, policy advocate, and referral hub — relevant comparator for the role Neustart plays regionally within the SiT network.

Broad incumbents

• MEDIAN Kliniken: Germany's largest private operator of rehabilitation clinics, including substance-use disorder programs. Comparable as a payer-funded residential rehab provider, though at significantly larger scale and with a for-profit orientation.
• Asklepios Fachkliniken: One of Germany's largest private hospital groups operating psychiatric and substance-use disorder clinics. Overlaps with Neustart's specialist clinical capability but at substantially broader scale.
• Deutscher Caritasverband – Suchthilfe: Catholic welfare federation running a national network of addiction counseling centers, residential facilities, and ambulatory services. Closest functional analog to Neustart at a national scale.
• LVR-Klinikum Köln – Suchtmedizin: Regional public-sector hospital network operating inpatient addiction treatment and psychiatric-SUD services in North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable in operating a public-insurance-funded specialist clinic and residential addiction programs.
• Diakonie Deutschland – Suchthilfe: One of Germany's largest non-profit social welfare federations operating addiction counseling and rehabilitation services across multiple federal states. Comparable as a non-statutory, faith-based network providing residential and outpatient SUD care.

Direct peers

• Therapieladen Berlin: Berlin-based non-profit specializing in psychosocial care, addiction counseling, and outreach for marginalized populations. Comparable as a community-rooted SUD counseling provider, though more urban-focused.
• Suchthilfe in Thüringen GmbH: Parent organization of Neustart gGmbH and co-member of the SiT verbund. Provides counseling, treatment, and employment-support services under the same integrated Thuringia addiction-help network.
• Salus Klinik Hürth: Specialist clinic for addiction medicine in North Rhine-Westphalia providing inpatient detoxification and rehabilitation. Comparable as a dedicated Fachklinik-style addiction treatment facility funded by German public insurance.
• sabit gemeinnützige GmbH: Sister non-profit within the SiT verbund, also providing addiction-help and social services in Thuringia. Operates the same integrated care model and shares patients, staff, and back-office infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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