The Inquiring Mind is a workshop-based programme developed in Canada, where it has already been integrated into practice and successfully evaluated scientifically. As a research team from The Working Mind and The Inquiring Mind at the Chair of Health and Prevention, we have extensively translated and adapted the programme for the German-speaking world.

Target group

The Inquiring Mind is a workshop that was explicitly developed for students in the context of the university as a place of living and learning.

Content

The workshop is designed to encourage participants to engage interactively with the topics of mental health and stigmatisation in a safe environment. There will be different input on specific topics:

• Perspectives on mental health
• Strategies for maintaining good mental health and support options in the event of mental stress
• ways to reduce prejudice and discrimination against people with a mental illness
• Ways to create an inclusive, supportive campus
• Duration of the workshop: 4 hours.

Modality

The workshops take place in presence and in groups of about 8-15 participants to enable a personal exchange. Participation is free of charge, as the implementation of the programme is funded by the Federal Ministry of Health. As the programme is scientifically supported by the Chair of Health and Prevention, we would also like to ask you a few questions about your expectations and experiences.

Please also contact us if you are interested in the scientific monitoring of and research into The Working Mind. Further information on the research project and the aims of the programme can also be found here.

^{Funding note: The project is part of the ‘Destigmatisation of mental illness’ funding priority of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG)}

Duration: 07/2023 – 12/2025

Project description of the BMG