Das Deutsche Zentrum für Psychische Gesundheit

Research

To advance research in the field of mental health, it must address the multifaceted factors that influence people in their living environments.

DZPG Academy

The DZPG Academy is the central platform for further and advanced training, professional career and junior staff development and interdisciplinary networking.

Participation

People who have experienced or are currently living with mental disorders have valuable experiences and unique perspectives. This knowledge is of great important for research.

Better Together – Research for a Healthy Mind

As one of eight German Centers for Health Research, the DZPG aims to improve the mental health of the population and reduce the stigma associated with mental disorders. To achieve this, the scientists work closely together with experts from the field. These experts include people living with mental disorders, their families, and relatives, as well as international researchers.

Together, they are searching for new ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat mental disorders. The DZPG aims to ensure that people can benefit from the results of this research as soon as possible.

About the DZPG

News

01/13/2026 Press Release

Mental health of students in Germany: New research consortium investigates risks and strengthens resilience

What is the state of students’ mental health? What risks do they face, and how can mental resilience be strengthened during university studies? A new research consortium within the German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), led by Halle University Medicine, is addressing these questions. The initiative… >>

[Translate to English:] BMFTR Wissenschaftsjahr 2026 - Medizin der Zukunft

01/05/2026 Event

Kick-Off Event for the Science Year 2026 – Medicine of the Future

How will the medicine of the future look? How can diseases be detected and prevented earlier, therapies tailored more individually, and digital technologies used responsibly? And what contribution can gender-sensitive research make toward more equitable healthcare? These questions are at the heart… >>

12/17/2025 Latest News

Prevention Before Crisis: Bochum Fire Department Partners with DZPG

Few professions understand better than firefighters that prevention is more effective than responding to emergencies. That is why the Bochum Fire Department is actively investing in the mental health of its workforce. In collaboration with the Bochum-Marburg site of the German Center for Mental… >>

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Knowledge

Mental Disorders - What they look like, how to prevent them

Mental crises, obsessive-compulsive disorder, or depression - here you will soon find information on these and other illnesses studied at the DZPG, as well as on the prevention of mental disorders.

KNOWLEDGE

Partner Sites

Berlin-Potsdam Bochum-Marburg Halle-Jena-Magdeburg Mannheim-Heidelberg-Ulm München-Augsburg Tübingen

Network for Success

The DZPG offers optimal conditions for accelerating the transfer of research results into practice (translation) through close networking and the expansion of existing research structures. The DZPG brings together the expertise of 27 universities, university hospitals, and non-university research institutions at six sites in Germany in the form of long-term, equal partnerships. During the two-year start-up phase, research projects will be set up, infrastructures will be established and extensive measures for networking, promotion of young talent and patient participation will be initiated.

DZPG Partner Sites