Particular problems that Exit is designed to address are the problems of suddenly losing the support structure offered by the Nazi subculture and the high risk of violence committed by Nazis against former members: in some cases the work of Exit is reminiscent of a witness protection program.
The German organisation, Exit Deutschland, was co-founded by former Neo-Nazi Ingo Hasselbach, and former police detective Bernd Wagner.
However, the T-shirts, when washed, contained a message which exhorted the recipients to break from Neo-Nazi groups and provided contact information about Exit Deutschland.
Bernd Wagner has criticized minister Franziska Giffey (SPD) for stopping to finance organizations such as Exit.
[2] Between 1998 and 2001, 125 Swedes were said to have left the scene out of 133 assisted by Exit [3] – although there were some issues with claims made by the organisation, as well as accusations of improprieties relating to funds.