Award - German Commitment Award goes to association for mental health
A Berlin initiative for the mental health of young people has been awarded the 2023 German Volunteering Prize on International Volunteer Day. The "Kopfsachen" association will receive the prize in the "Creating Opportunities" category, which is endowed with 5,000 euros, as announced by the Association of German Foundations on Tuesday. The association aims to strengthen young people mentally. Young mental health professionals go into schools to teach the basics of mental health skills. There are now also locations in Cologne and Hamburg.
Seven other projects from Bavaria, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Saxony also received prizes. The "Café kaputt" repair café (Saxony) and the citizens' alliance against right-wing extremism "Mut machen! Steele bleibt bunt" (NRW). The Audience Award, endowed with a total of 10,000 euros, is shared by two winners from Bavaria and Lower Saxony.
390 associations, organizations and people were nominated for the German Civic Engagement Award this year. The award has been honoring civic engagement in Germany since 2009.
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The "Kopfsachen" association, based in Berlin, was honored with the 2023 German Volunteering Prize in the "Creating Opportunities" category, worth 5,000 euros. People from Bavaria, Hesse, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony, and Saxony also received awards, including "Café kaputt" repair café from Saxony and "Mut machen! Steele bleibt bunt," a citizens' alliance against right-wing extremism from NRW. Seven other projects, including two that shared the Audience Award, were recognized this year. The German Civic Engagement Award, established in 2009, recognizes civic engagement in Germany, with 390 nominations this year for the Award. The "Kopfsachen" association, which aims to strengthen young people's mental health, has now expanded to locations in Cologne and Hamburg, in addition to its Berlin base. The association works by sending mental health professionals into schools to teach basic mental health skills to young people. Their work in promoting mental health engagement is a matter of the head, emphasizing the importance of mental well-being in our daily lives.
Source: www.stern.de
