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Week of mental health: together for more understanding!
From October 10th to 20th, 2025, an event in Lichtenberg will inform about mental health, supported by experts and films.
Week of mental health: together for more understanding!
In the period from October 10th to 20th, 2025, the campaign week for mental health takes place in Berlin, which is under the motto "let grow confidence - mentally strong in the future". The organizers are the district office Lichtenberg and the community psychiatric network (GPV). The aim of the event is to provide information about mental illnesses, make support options visible and to promote an exchange between affected people, relatives and specialists, such as [berlin.de] (https://www.berlin.de/ba-lichtenberg/aktuelles/Pressemageilungen/2025/Pressemage division.1602945.php).
District City Councilor Dr. Catrin Gocksch (CDU) emphasizes that comprehensive information about mental health is necessary to reduce the stigma around mental illnesses. A central element of the action week is the event on October 15, 2025 in the town hall Lichtenberg, which deals with the outpatient support and treatment of seriously ill people. This will take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registration is required by October 6, 2025.
Film screening and panel discussion
Another highlight of the campaign week is the film screening of the film "When will it finally be the way it was never" on the same day in the cinema cinemotion in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen. The film based on Joachim Meyerhoff's novel addresses the childhood and youth of a boy who grows up as the son of the director of a psychiatric clinic. The demonstration begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with experts who are supposed to promote dialogue about the challenges of mental health.
A tradition of education
The campaign week is part of the 16th year of the film series "Insane Human", which also takes place in the cinema cinemotion. This film series, which aims to reduce the stigmatization of people with mental challenges and to clarify mental illnesses, shows seven films and documentaries on various aspects of mental health every year. After each performance, a moderated conversation with experts, affected people and relatives takes place, as mentioned on the website of the GPV.
The stigmatization of mental illnesses is seen as a “second illness” and affects many affected and their relatives. These people often feel excluded and do not take part in social life on an equal footing. Shame and fear of diagnoses prevent many from looking for help, which increases the risks of chronification, explains an article in the Ärzteblatt.
The campaign alliance of mental health and various initiatives are working to combat this stigmatization. Action weeks, such as the upcoming, are an essential step to raise awareness and to counteract social exclusion.