Specialist conference “Ombudary representation in child and youth welfare MV (§ 9a SGB VIII)”

The focus of the conference is on the challenges and opportunities that arose from the introduction of Section 9a SGB VIII as part of the Child and Youth Strengthening Act (KJSG). This paragraph obliges all federal states to set up ombudsman offices to assist young people and their families in conflicts and when they need … Read more

A Neubrandenburg company celebrates its anniversary with a party and fundraising campaign

A Neubrandenburg company celebrates its anniversary with a party and fundraising campaign

The Neubrandenburg company IBM Haustechnik Manjah is supporting the fight against cancer on its 25th anniversary. After a self-deprecating speech about his company, which caused a few laughs, managing director Tony Manjah presented a donation check to the Neubrandenburg Tumor Center as part of the celebration. Among the guests was Frank Benischke, head of the … Read more

Drunk in a wheelchair: punishment for repeat offenders

Drunk in a wheelchair: punishment for repeat offenders

A pensioner who repeatedly drove a wheelchair and electric quad while drunk in Malchin (Mecklenburg Lake District) has been sentenced to a fine. Set off with residual alcohol in the blood Judge Iris Hagedorn found the 73-year-old guilty of “drunken driving in two cases”. The senior citizen, who was slightly handicapped when walking, had previously … Read more

Opening Night of Europe’s Premier Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Innovative Mental Health Treatment

Opening Night of Europe’s Premier Film Festival Shines Spotlight on Innovative Mental Health Treatment

With the winning film of the Berlinale 2023 – “Sur L’Adamant (On the Adamant)” the European film festival schriftArt 2023 begins this evening in Neubrandenburg. In the film, the French director Nicolas Philibert describes how people with mental illnesses in the day clinic on the Adamant be treated with very creative methods. The organizers said … Read more