Overview

• About 56,000 children in Brandenburg—roughly one in six up to age 14—grow up with at least one parent facing addiction or mental illness.
• Officials estimate two-thirds of these youths are at elevated risk of developing addictions or mental health issues without early support.
• Frontline professionals such as educators, daycare workers and sports trainers will receive specialized qualification to identify at-risk children and link them to help.
• Local districts and independent cities can apply to host one of three model regions where the project will be piloted and refined.
• Funding has been pledged by the GKV-Bündnis für Gesundheit, the Auridis Stiftung and the Brandenburg health ministry, with pilots slated to begin later this year.