Now more than ever! Prevention in times of crises and disasters

Crises have the potential to trigger e.g. violence, lead to social tensions, and depending on the subject of the crisis, are associated with numerous other social conflicts. Prevention strives to prevent problematic conditions, preferably, not to let them rise at all. In relation to the crisis, this means coming closer to a positive solution as well as avoiding a catastrophe or generating competencies to deal with crises more appropriately. Crises & Prevention will be the main topic of the upcoming German Prevention Congress 2023.

The panel will provide an outline of this issue. It will ask the following questions:

Is every crisis unique or what lessons can be learned for the future from how the Corona crisis has been handled so far?

What does crisis resilience mean for society, individuals and communities?

How can/must the population be involved and how can we ensure effective crisis communication?