Mental Health: Unterstützung der psychischen Gesundheit bei Pandemien

Die COVID-19-Pandemie hat das Leben der meisten Forschenden in vielerlei Hinsicht verändert. Doch auch wenn viele Aspekte des täglichen Lebens herausfordernder geworden sind, bietet sie zeitgleich die Möglichkeit, neue Wege zur positiven Gestaltung der Forschungskultur zu erkunden. Gemeinsam haben das QUEST Center und Community-Partner Leitfäden zur Förderung der psychischen Gesundheit von Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen entwickelt, welche sich an PIs und Betreuer:innen sowie an die Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen selbst richten.

Beide Leitfäden wurden im Rahmen einer virtuellen Brainstorming-Veranstaltung im Februar 2021 erstellt. Hierzu kamen etwa 50 Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen (ECRs), Laborleiter:innen, Befürwortende der psychischen Gesundheit, Vertreter:innen von Studierendenwerken, Graduiertenprogrammen und anderen Community-Partnern der Berliner Forschungsinstitute online zusammen, um gemeinsam pandemiebedingte Herausforderungen für die mentale Gesundheit zu diskutieren und nach Lösungen zu suchen. Die daraus resultierenden Leitfäden bieten praktische Ressourcen und Lösungen für Mitglieder der akademischen Gemeinschaft und werden hoffentlich zu einer unterstützenden Forschungskultur in diesen herausfordernden Zeiten führen.

These scientists are especially vulnerable to mental health issues due to the pressures and insecurities of the academic system that are exacerbated by the pandemic.
Why are we sharing these resources now?
Although vaccines and new testing strategies are promising, the pandemic situation remains unpredictable. Returning to “normal” will be challenging. With or without Covid-19, our guides aim to foster kindness and de-stigmatize mental health issues.
Why focus on Mental Health, and not “Mental Wellbeing”?
We want to help to de-stigmatize the term “mental health”. The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”.
Who are we?
The virtual brainstorming event and these guides were organized by members of the QUEST Center with mental health specialists and partners from advocacy groups. All event attendees contributed to the development of these resources. For the full list of contributors follow the link.
Please contact us ecr-event@charite.de.
To download the full guide, including supplementary materials, please follow this link.

This guide is aimed at PIs and supervisors and may also be relevant for mentors. We believe that group leaders, while coping with pandemic-related stress themselves, play a key role in the challenging task of shaping mental health for their team. This guide provides suggestions for how PIs or supervisors can support ECRs in their team during the pandemic.
Why are we sharing these resources now?
Although vaccines and new testing strategies are promising, the pandemic situation remains unpredictable. Returning to “normal” will be challenging. With or without Covid-19, our guides aim to foster kindness and de-stigmatize mental health issues.
Why focus on Mental Health, and not “Mental Wellbeing”?
We want to help to de-stigmatize the term “mental health”. The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”.
Who are we?
The virtual brainstorming event and these guides were organized by members of the QUEST Center with mental health specialists and partners from advocacy groups. All event attendees contributed to the development of these resources. For the full list of contributors follow the link.
Please contact us at ecr-event@charite.de.
To download the full guide, including supplementary materials, please follow this link.

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Leitlinien für Nachwuchswissenschaftler:innen (ECR) (in Englisch)

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