Kick-off event Mental Health Week – October 10, 2025 (hybrid)

The starting signal for the Mental Health Week in Berlin and in the live stream!

Starting event Mental Health Week - October 10th, 2025 (hybrid)

On October 10th the starting signal for the Mental Health Week will be given - and we cordially invite you to be there: on site in Berlin's Pfefferberg or from home in Livestream.

Around World Mental Health Day, over 900 events await you all over Germany that show how important and diverse the topic of mental health is. This year everything is under the motto: “Let confidence grow – mentally strong into the future.”

You can expect at the opening event:

• Inspiring greetings from Dr. Georg Kippels, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Health (representing Federal Minister of Health Nina Warken), and Dr. Ina Czyborra, Berlin Senator for Science, Health and Care.
• A professional impulse from Dr. Carl Naughton, transformation psychologist at the Future Institute Frankfurt, on the topic of “Psyche and the Future.”
• An exciting panel that shows how we as a society and each individual can build resilience for the future. There are:
• • Dr. Theda Wessel, Head of the Department of Child and Adolescent Medicine at the Federal Ministry of Health
  • Dr. Anne Kaman, deputy head of the “Child Public Health” research section at the Eppendorf University Hospital, author of the COPSY study
  • Lea De Gregorio, affected person and author of “Among crazy people they say you”
  • Dr. Carl Naughton, transformation psychologist at the Zukunftsinstitut Frankfurt

You are asked for input: Ask your questions, discuss with our guests and exchange ideas - directly on site or via the chat Livestream.

The author and presenter Sonja Koppitz will lead the evening.

The musical conclusion will be provided by the singer-songwriter and mental health ambassador MARiANNE with her soulful, rousing songs Songs.

Join us for free and Register now!