Mental Health Week - More attention, fewer taboos
01.10.2025
From 10 to 20 October 2025, the nationwide Mental Health Week will send a strong signal for removing taboos and promoting conversations about mental health. Offenbach's municipal health department is using this opportunity to draw social attention to mental health, break down prejudices and make help services visible.
Mayor and Head of Health Sabine Groß explains: "Mental health is an issue that affects us all - regardless of our stage of life, age, background or profession. But we often avoid talking about it out of shame or insecurity. We want to encourage the courage to talk openly about it and show the citizens of Offenbach where they can find support."
Wide range of support services in Offenbach
For people in mental health crises or those seeking support, there are numerous contact points in Offenbach that can be reached via various platforms. These include
Help-Guide Offenbach
A digital overview that provides information on local support and advice services for young people and facilitates access to them:
Courage Atlas
A comprehensive overview of initiatives, self-help groups and regional contact points for mental health, which serves as a guide:
Through its social psychiatric service, the Offenbach City Health Department also offers direct advice and support for people in mental health crises and their relatives:
Psychosocial contact and advice center
The Psychosocial Contact and Counseling Center (PSKB) at Lebensräume also offers support for people experiencing mental health challenges or crises:
Self-help contact point Offenbach
In addition, the self-help contact point Offenbach (Paritätisches Zentrum) offers mediation and support for self-help groups for topics such as depression, anxiety disorders, addiction and stress for relatives. An overview of self-help groups can be found on the city's website:
Café Wohlzeit
Furthermore, a new initiative, Café Wohlzeit, invites women in Offenbach to exchange ideas and network in a safe and protected environment:
Overcoming taboos, facilitating access
The Offenbach City Health Department appeals to all citizens to use Mental Health Week as an impulse: To have conversations, question prejudices and spread information about offers of help. After all, the more openly people talk about mental health, the easier it will be for those affected to seek help.
Social psychiatric service