With movement, encounter and openness break down prejudices and strengthen mental health
The Mut-Tour will go into a new round in 2025-and again sets a strong sign of openness to deal with mental illnesses. From May 24th to September 6th, stacking teams all over Germany are on the road to make the topic of depression visible with movement, exchange and public relations. The tour combines sporting activity with social commitment and personal courage.
Intermediate stop in Groß-Gerau: day of action in the outdoor pool
On July 9, 2025, the Mut Tour team stopped in Groß-Gerau . There was a day of action in the municipal outdoor pool With interactive games and hands -on offers, visitors were brought closer to the topic of depression in a low -threshold manner.
Despite the changeable weather, the mood was good: the reception by the self-help office of the Paritätische Wohlfahrtverband and the movement coordinator of the Groß-Gerau district was cordially. We stayed in tents directly on the outdoor pool area.
On July 10th we continued with an ADFC's accompanied carpet on Mainz , where another day of action was on the program.
With the tandem against stigmatization - self -help in motion
At the center of the Mut tour there are people with and without depression experience who set off together. On bicycle tandems and on foot, they cover over 4,000 kilometers all over Germany - this year under the motto "Self -help in motion" . The aim is to focus on mental health through conversations, events and public actions and to reduce inhibition thresholds when dealing with depression.
The sponsoring association promote mut. V. Organized the nationwide tour since 2012. 2025 around 75 participants on a total of 15 stages - accompanied by another 400 rides and wandering .
Actions to participate throughout Germany
The Mut-Tour 2025 offers numerous opportunities for participation:
- Public campaign days with information stands, readings and music
- Carpooling and hiking campaigns in which interested teams can accompany for a distance
- Virtual participation via the interactive tour card on www.mut-tour.de/MT21
- Insights into the everyday tour of the tour via social media, mut barrel blog and the video format tandem valley
A special component is the Mut Atlas , which offers online orientation in the variety of mental help. On an interactive card there are contact points nationwide for those affected, relatives and specialists - from therapy to self -help to living.
Numbers & Facts on the Mut-Tour 2025
- Start: May 24, 2025 in Bochum
- Goal: September 6, 2025 in Rostock
- Route: 4,100 kilometers
- Stops: 13 tandem teams, 1 hiking team with horses, 1 big courage
- Organization: promote courage e. V.
- Financing: DAK, Barmer, DRV, Aktion Mensch, Anni Gruber Foundation UA
- Partner: Foundation German Depression Aid, ADFC, German Depression League and much more
Help and contact points
- Telephone pastoral care: 0800 – 111 0 111
- Info phone Depression: 0800-33 44 53 3 ( Deutsche-depresshilfe.de )
- Soul phone: 0228 – 7100 24 24
- Mut-Atlas: www.mut-atlas.de
- Discussion forums: discussion forum-depression.de , fideo.de
- (Gross-Gerau-Red)
