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Yvonne Kussmann wrote that a 23-year-old Indian man snatched a five-year-old boy from his mother on a platform in Wuppertal in April 2018 and jumped in front of a train with him. The child survived the attack without serious injuries. In October 2018, the man was acquitted due to insanity caused by paranoid schizophrenia and placed in a secure psychiatric facility. Kussmann contrasted the diagnosis with the belief in demons like Asuras or Pishachas in India, from whom people might receive commands, including to kill. She stated that the man had been deported after about eight years in the secure facility; various media reported on this. At the same time, she questioned whether Western therapies were meaningful for a man with a different cultural background. Using figures from North Rhine-Westphalia for 2025, Kussmann calculated that among approximately 4,300 detained individuals, costs of 623 million euros had been incurred. This amounts to about 390 euros per person per day. For eight years in the secure facility, this totals just over 1.1 million euros for the man. Kussmann questioned why the man had not been immediately deported instead of being treated at the taxpayers' expense for so long. She noted that he had entered as an asylum seeker, attempted to kill a child, and had never received a punishment for the act. #Asylpolitik #PsychischeGesundheit #Gesellschaftsdebatte (translated)

Regina Scheitel emphasizes in her research the importance of social work in the treatment of mental illnesses and advocates for an approach that focuses on the individual wishes and goals of those affected, in order to enable them to live an independent life. #SozialeArbeit #PsychischeGesundheit #RecoveryModell (translated)

Yvonne Kussmann reported that a 21-year-old Afghan man had created a disturbance in his apartment in Hamburg-Harburg last night. The police observed noticeable behavior there but did not see any danger to himself or others and left again. Around 4:50 a.m., the man followed a 58-year-old resident of the same building as she was leaving for work. He struck, kicked, and strangled her until she lost consciousness. After he fled, the woman regained consciousness. Bystanders called the police because they had seen the man, who, according to Kussmann, was allegedly in a state of psychological emergency. The police took the 21-year-old into custody and brought him to a psychiatric clinic. The woman was taken to the hospital. According to Kussmann, the public prosecutor's office was investigating for attempted homicide and had applied for a commitment order. They apparently assume that the man intended to kill the woman while in a state of insanity or diminished capacity. A detention judge was expected to decide on the application the same day. #Hamburg #Gewalt #PsychischeGesundheit (translated)

The family of William Chapman, who was killed by a Siberian tiger in an incident at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, speaks out in an emotional statement and wonders why their beloved son climbed into the tiger enclosure, while also pointing out his years-long mental health issues. #TigerAttacke #YorkshireWildlifePark #PsychischeGesundheit (translated)

The number of suicides in Germany increased by 9.3 percent last year, prompting experts to call for enhanced preventive measures and low-threshold assistance, while a corresponding bill from the Ministry of Health continues to be awaited. #Suizidprävention #PsychischeGesundheit #HilfeBeiDepressionen (translated)

A 45-year-old man from Erie, Pennsylvania, shot his entire family on Friday, including two grandchildren and his heavily pregnant daughter, and then took his own life, resulting in a tragic incident with a total of nine deaths. #Familientragödie #Mord #PsychischeGesundheit (translated)

At the workplace, stress increases due to time pressure and psychological burdens, which can have long-term health consequences, which is why the ORF initiative "Consciously Healthy" draws attention to the issue and offers solutions. #Stressbewältigung #PsychischeGesundheit #Arbeitsplatzstress (translated)

The article discusses psychologist Zuzana Kovacovsky's frequent confusion of concentration problems with ADHD, highlights the particular challenges in diagnosing girls, and addresses the impact of social media on children's mental health. #ADHS #PsychischeGesundheit #Kindertherapie (translated)

Political scientist Barbara Prainsack and international researchers warn in a new series of studies about the addictive strategies of social media companies, which use similar mechanisms to the tobacco industry and are closely linked to mental health issues and social media addiction. #SozialeMedien #Suchtforschung #PsychischeGesundheit (translated)

Co-author Barbara Prainsack from the University of Vienna explains in an interview with KURIER how platform operators could be held more accountable, what alternatives exist to mere age restrictions, why an internationally coordinated approach is crucial – and why total bans should also be viewed critically. #SozialeMedien #PsychischeGesundheit #Regulierung (translated)

Co-author Barbara Prainsack from the University of Vienna calls for stricter regulations for tech companies based on an international series of studies on the negative effects of intensive social media usage among children and adolescents, but points out the problem of blanket bans and compares the business model of social media with that of the tobacco industry. #SozialeMedien #PsychischeGesundheit #Regulierung (translated)