Ukraine. The aim is to strengthen the skills of professional staff in dealing with people in crisis situations, including people with mental health problems. Participants include, for example, family doctors [...] mental health, emergency care and trauma care, as well as to support them with much-needed medication. The entire project is funded with 6.2 million euros by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation [...] employees. They are taught knowledge about mental illness in several course units and practice dealing with affected people in role plays. The plan is to extend the reach of these online workshops through the

work with him, I have the feeling that he understands me. He knows my Ukrainian realities. I feel more comfortable and open with him.” Patients often feel better understood and less confronted with prejudices [...] experienced this: even with therapists who spoke her native language, she often felt misunderstood. Because real understanding is not achieved through words alone. Dealing respectfully with different cultural [...] Center is therefore committed to ensuring that data from people with a history of migration is also taken into account in future research. With the Transcultural Center, the CIMH is striving for a comprehensive

associated with processing reward stimuli and emotional cues. This stress-induced activation was specifically observed in participants’ brains when viewing images with alcohol and not with neutral images [...] Stress is a significant trigger for excessive alcohol consumption and relapse in people with alcohol use disorder. But how exactly does stress affect the craving for alcohol and which neurobiological processes [...] stress on neural reactivity to alcohol cues and addiction behavior. The study involved 98 individuals with alcohol problems. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was used to measure brain activity

delighted to be able to make such a tangible contribution with our donation,” said Jonas Becker, Past-President of Round Table 63 Speyer, at a meeting with the Board of Directors of the CIMH and Prof. Dr. Anne [...] children of mentally ill and addicted parents. There are around 5 million children in Germany who live with a parent who is ill. Around a third of them develop a serious mental illness themselves in the course [...] about their children's situation, allay their fears and worries, offer them support and connect them with family support services. Stark im Sturm was founded in 2018 by Prof. Dr. Anne Koopmann and Prof. Dr

In Germany, around three million children live with a mentally ill parent and 2.6 million children live with a parent suffering from addiction. When a parent suffers from a mental illness or addiction [...] risks if there is no direct contact with the child. Often there are only indirect indications and knowledge about different types of child endangerment can be expanded. With the Master Plan for Child Protection [...] support families. Their aim is to bring parents suffering from mental illness and addiction into contact with the appropriate counseling centers and support facilities while they are still in hospital, thus ensuring

the CIMH, where she came into direct contact with patients. Graduation ceremony In recognition of her achievements, a graduation ceremony was held last week with the Board of Directors and the managers of [...] theoretical knowledge acquired at the Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Mannheim with practical experience. Valuable practical experience gained During her "journey through the CIMH", [...] important contacts and deepen her understanding of many processes at the CIMH. Her bachelor's thesis dealt with the introduction of a digital patient portal in a psychiatric facility and examined the added value

support and participate in the collaborative network. This will create fruitful synergies, including with the new “German Centre of mental health” (DZPG), an upcoming research network aimed at improving mental [...] modeling and analysis expertise to EBRAINS. This impact will be scaled up through in-depth collaboration with our partner institutions in the DZPG”, says Prof. Dr. Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg , Head of the Executive [...] Board of CIMH and Medical Director of the Clinic of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at CIMH. “CIMH brings with its world-class expertise in psychiatry and psychotherapy but also cognitive and clinical neuroscience”

continues to develop positively. Almost 1,700 employees are working together with expertise and great dedication to support people with mental illnesses. The annual report provides insights into the diverse [...] those providing treatment are often unsure how to deal with foreign cultures. The new Transcultural Outpatient Clinic at the CIMH offers people with a history of migration understanding, culturally sensitive [...] research, administration and the service areas. Culturally sensitive treatment in psychiatry People with little knowledge of German or different cultural backgrounds often encounter barriers in the healthcare

evidence related to the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic suggests that the social isolation associated with quarantine is a risk factor for psychiatric disorders. Moreover, even perceived social isolation, [...] plinary research project. The five-year project is funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) with around 1.6 million euros as a German-Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP). The DIP is a programme of [...] Social contact is an innate need. Therefore, it is likely that social inclusion in humans is associated with altered behaviour as well as physiological and molecular adaptations in the brain. At the interface

from science, politics, practice, and society discussed the opportunities and challenges associated with the digital lives of young people. Research findings, practical experience, and socio-political impetus [...] risks to their mental health,” emphasizes Prof. Dr. Jörg M. Fegert, center director at the Ulm site. “With the Competence Center, we are creating a place where knowledge is pooled, concrete perspectives for [...] Mannheim. “These developmental tasks in particular are closely linked to issues of mental health. With the competence center, we want to use scientific evidence to show how digital experiences can be