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World Mental Health Day

World Mental Health Day takes place each year on 10 October. This initiative was launched in 1992 by the World Health Organization and the World Federation for Mental Health to educate about mental health and mental illness and to raise awareness about how our mental well-being influences our quality of life and performance.

This year, we have once again put together an extensive program of events for this day of action to help you maintain your mental health.

2026 World Mental Health Day program

Strengthen your mental health and find stress relief with our World Mental Health Day program:

These workplace health promotion offers are promoted by Techniker Krankenkasse.

We will inform you here, when registration opens.

Counselling services

The University and the City of Hamburg also offer various counseling services to support you in improving your mental health and developing helpful ways to deal with stress:

University advising services

Center for Health and Workplace Cooperation

Individual counseling for all University employees with a focus on personal counseling, conflict mediation, addiction counseling, counseling for sexual harassment and violence, and Return-to-Work Program

Family Office

Information on work-life balance

Hamburg Research Academy

Individual advising for doctoral researchers, postdoctoral researchers, and W1 professors

University’s psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic

The University’s psychotherapeutic outpatient clinic is based in the Institute of Psychology at Universität Hamburg. It serves as an outpatient clinic for research and teaching and offers behavioral therapy and both individual and group treatment.

Psychological counseling

Individual counseling for students and teaching staff

Representative for disabled staff

University advising services and support for disabled employees

Other Offers

However, mental health does not only mean an absence of psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety, or burnout; it also includes many other factors such as job satisfaction, individual resources, participation in society, and a balanced lifestyle.

To support your (mental) health, the University offers a wide range of services and measures that can be accessed directly in your working environment:

Preventative services for maintaining mental health

Center for Health and Workplace Cooperation events calendar

various lectures, campaigns, and workshops on the center’s areas of focus

Healthy Campus

Here you can find services and measures related to being mindful, being active, eating healthily, and much more.

Workplace health promotion activities

Here you can find information on campaigns, campaign websites, workshops, and lectures.

Mobile massage services

Media library for healthy and good collaboration

Here, the Center for Health and Workplace Cooperation provides articles and guidelines for dealing with workplace stress.

CUI: Mental health

Here you can find services offered by CUI: Advanced Imaging of Matter for maintaining your mental well-being

Empfehlungen für Achtsamkeits- und Entspannungsübungen

Here we have put together a small selection of exercises for you, such as the body scan, fantasy journey and breathing relaxation.