28th German Prevention Day 2023 in Mannheim

The world's largest specialist congress on the topic of prevention takes place in Mannheim in 2023. Interested parties who want to present a prevention project there can still apply until November 7, 2022.

"Baden-Württemberg has been one of the safest countries for years. This is due to our security authorities that work every day and tirelessly for our security. We must not rest on this. In the past few years, crime has become increasingly complex. Crime phenomena for which our security authorities have to develop new solutions. I am therefore very pleased that we, as the Land of Baden-Württemberg, and the city of Mannheim, we will be able to host the world's largest specialist congress for crime prevention next year, ”announced the deputy prime minister and Interior Minister Thomas Strobl the 28th German Prevention Day (DPT) 2023

In the coming year, the 28th DPT will take place on June 12th and 13th with the focus topic "Crises and prevention" in Mannheim. Interested parties who would like to present a prevention project can still be applied until Friday, November 7, 2022,

About current developments in prevention work, first mayor and security department head of the city of Mannheim, Christian Specht, at this year's German Prevention Day (DPT) in Hanover an overview. At the same time, a visit to the congress also represented the category handover to the city of Mannheim: "Prevention work has been an elementary building block of municipal security policy in Mannheim for years. Among other things, we regularly enter the dialogue with citizens about our repeated security surveys, the 'Round tables security' or the 'Security in Mannheim' (Sima) to find out how security is subjective in our city And-as a preventive approach-to further strengthen the subjective feeling of security and to prevent criminals. Using uncertainty.

The concept of crisis is deliberately far -fanned at the German Prevention Day 2023 in Mannheim. For example, crisis -like developments such as pandemic, war, migration, climate change or care instability can be highlighted from both the individual and social resilience. A specialist exhibition accompanies the lectures and exchange platforms. In addition to the main topic, the congress also takes up all other fields from the field of violence and crime prevention as well as neighboring areas such as addiction, transport and health prevention.

added value for prevention work

State Police President Dr. Stefanie Hinz said: "The police prevention work has been successfully operated in this country for years. But the emerging developments in the crime and security situation does not leave the time to rest on what has been achieved. Therefore- in particular after the pandemy-related restrictions- we are very grateful for the possibility of personal exchange at the subject level and the view of the box. Generating a significant added value for our prevention work in the country and setting your own accents.  

The 28th German Prevention Day 2023 is a joint event of the city of Mannheim with the state of Baden-Württemberg and the German prevention day gGmbH.

The German prevention day

The German prevention day is the world's largest specialist congress for crime prevention and neighboring areas. The target group are all active and those responsible for prevention, especially from the areas of child and youth welfare, school, church, clubs, prevention bodies, cities and municipalities, police, politics, media, science, healthcare and justice. It has been taking place annually since 1995.