Helping
Helping hands from overseas: How 13 young Brazilians were recruited for nursing in Saxony
What does “Nu nu” mean? Yes, no, I don’t care? At first, Beatriz de Almeida Marques had a hard time understanding these regional subtleties. Learning German is already difficult enough for a young Brazilian. Just this “R” for emergency services… Until last year, the 27-year-old only knew Germany from books and the Internet. “When I […]
For a decade, the Frankfurt Network for Suicide Prevention has been helping to save lives
The FRANS team of the health department: Dr. Christinane Schlang, Victoria Dichter, Inga Beig and Nora Hausschild (from left to right). (Photo: Health Department Frankfurt am Main) Inform, raise awareness, help – for ten years, the Frankfurt Network for Suicide Prevention (FRANS) has been helping to prevent suicides. The network was founded in June 2014 […]
Helping in a Crisis: Mental Health First Aid Course
Mental illness can affect anyone. Around one in five adolescents has psychological problems and more than one in four adults show signs of a mental disorder over the course of a year. The latter are now the second most common cause of sick leave and the most common reason for early retirement due to illness. […]