Research News
Dec 04, 2025
NEW COPSY RESULTS 2025
On December 4, 2025, the results of the 8th COPSY survey were released in a press release. For this survey, families, children, adolescents, and young adults from all over Germany were asked about their mental health and present concerns in September and October 2025.
Mar 23, 2025 / Jun 04, 2025
NUM WEBINARS: CLINICAL-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND DIGITAL TOOLS
As a part of the Epidemiology Centre (ECU) within the Network of University Medicine (NUM) , two webinars were held on May 23, 2025, and June 4, 2025, during which, for example, an overview of study planning and implementation with children and adolescents, the corresponding methods and specific considerations compared to adults, as well as the use of digital tools in the treatment of children and adolescents were given. In addition, we presented our pediatric methods platform and toolkits, which can be used to select appropriate assessment instruments and digital tools.
NUM Children and Youth Webinars Information Flyer: May 23, 2025 / June 4, 2025
Mar 17, 2025
PRESENTATION OF THE LATEST HBSC RESULTS
As part of the press conference marking the anniversary of the Poverty and Health Congress 2025, we presented findings from the HBSC study on mental health and health inequalities among children and adolescents. Psychosomatic symptoms have increased over the past 30 years, while the subjective health and life satisfaction of children and adolescents declined. For 30 years, differences in the mental health of children and adolescents have been evident depending on their social background.
Press Release Conference on Poverty and Health in Berlin (March 17, 2025)
Sep 27, 2024
START OF THE 7TH COPSY SURVEY
On Friday, September 27, 2024, we started collecting data for the 7th wave of the COPSY study.
We’re looking forward to the results and would like to extend our best thanks to all the participating children, adolescents, and their parents!
We’re also sharing the latest updates on the COPSY study on our Instagram channel:
@copsy_studie
Dez 04, 2024
LATEST STUDY RESULTS PRESENTED
On Tuesday, December 4, 2024, Prof. Dr. Ravens-Sieberer and Dr. Kaman presented the results of the sixth and seventh COPSY survey at a press conference. The COPSY study shows that even years after the coronavirus pandemic, the mental health of children and young people in Germany is still significantly worse than before the pandemic.
Mar 04, 2024
Publication of current HBSC results
At the satellite day of the "Poverty and Health" congress in Berlin, we presented the latest results of the HBSC study . Most schoolchildren in Germany rate their health as good and are satisfied with their lives overall. However, it also shows that many children do not get enough exercise and that psychosomatic complaints have increased, pupils from less affluent families are more affected.
All results can be found in the current Journal of Health Monitorig .
Nov 16, 2023
Sixth COPSY survey wave completed
The sixth survey wave of our COPSY study was conducted in November 2023. We would like to thank the 1,734 families who took part in the sixth COPSY survey.
Aug 18, 2023
Eleven- to seventeen-year-olds suffered particularly often from the pandemic-related school closures
In a press release Prof. Dr. Christina Felfe from the University Konstanz and Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf reported on the consequences of the pandemic-related school closures in Germany.
The study results have been published in Science Advances.
Mar 01, 2022
In February 2023, the joint project of the COMO Study was launched, which investigates the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental health as well as the health behavior of children and adolescents in Germany against the background of socio-ecological contexts. The kick-off meeting took place in Karlsruhe on 27 and 28 February.
Further information COMO Study
Dec 19, 2022
Results of the fifth survey round are available: Corona continues to burden children and young people - new crises are looming
In a press release Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf reported results of the fifth wave of the COPSY study.
The results of the fifth survey wave of the COPSY study were submitted for publication in a scientific journal. The not yet peer-reviewed manuscript is available on a preprint server.
Feb 10, 2021
THE MENTAL HEALTH IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN GERMANY IS STILL IMPAIRED DURING THE PANDEMIC - results of the second wave of the COPSY study
In a press conference Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer reported results of the second wave of the COPSY study at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf on February 10, 2021.
Dec 18, 2020
START OF THE FOLLOW-UP ASSESSMENT IN THE STUDY „Corona and Psyche“ - COPSY study wave 2
On Dec 17th we started the follow-up measurement of our COPSY study . A big thank you to all the children and adolescents, and to all the parents who support our study with their participation! A Merry and Healthy Christmas to Everyone!
Dec 18, 2020
RECOMMENDATION OF THE KIDSCREEN-10
The KIDSCREEN-10 developed by Prof. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer and the European KIDSCREEN-Group is recommended by the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) as part of their 'standard set of outcome measures for child and youth anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder and post traumatic stress disorder'. Please find free access to the Lancet Psychiatry "Online First” article, to which Prof. Ravens-Sieberer contributed, here
Dec 04, 2020
PhD PRIZE
The Hedwig Wallis-PhD prize 2020 of the 'Freundes-und Förderkreis des Universitätsklinikums Hamburg-Eppendorf e.V' was awarded to our colleague Dr. Ann-Katrin Meyrose for her excellent doctoral thesis in the field of psychosocial medicine.
A German-speaking description with more information can be found here .
Nov 11, 2020
PUBLICATION
A research letter on results of the German-wide COPSY study has been published online first in Deutsches Ärzteblatt on November 5, 2020.
Oct 5, 2020
PREPRINT OF PUBLICATION
An english-speaking manuscript with results of the German-wide COPSY study has been submitted to an international scientific journal. The manuscript can be found on a preprint server:
Sept 16, 2020
PUBLICATION
Results of the most recent wave of the HBSC study (2017/2018) on child and adolescent health in Germany are published. Subjective health, well-being, (cyber-) bullying, body satisfaction, physical activity, dietary habits, and alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use were investigated. Results are presented in Volume 03/2020 of the Journal of Health Monitoring .
Sept 12, 2020
PUBLICATION
A new international scientific paper published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry describes the 5th measurement point of the BELLA study and presents results on the mental health and wellbeing in children, adolescents and young adults in Germany:
July 10, 2020
STUDY RESULTS
The mental health in children and adolescents in Germany is impaired during the pandemic. In a press conference on July 10, 2020, at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer reports on results of the COPSY study .
Expert interview with Prof. Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer (July 10, 2020)
COPSY in the national German news programm "Tagesthemen" (July 10th, 2020)
May 29, 2020
STUDY
The Child Public Health Research Section has a new study on the effects and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of children and adolescents in Germany. The COPSY study is led by Prof. Dr. Ravens-Sieberer and conducted by the Child Public Health Research Section at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf.
Süddeutsche Zeitung: Studie untersucht Folgen der Corona-Krise auf Kinder-Psyche (May 29, 2020)
Hamburg 1: Wie erleben Kinder die Corona Pandemie (May 29, 2020)
March 12, 2020
STUDY RESULTS
The current results of the HBSC Study 2017/18 on child and adolescent health are now available in the form of fact sheets . In addition to a basic fact sheet on the methodology of the HBSC study, results are presented on health-related topics such as well-being, substance consumption, psychosomatic complaints, nutrition, exercise and (cyber) bullying.
Feb 11, 2019
STUDY
The European care project MOCHA , in which the Child Public Health Research Section was involved as Country Agents for Germany, has now been successfully completed.
MOCHA is a major research project within the Horizon 2020 funding program of the European Union for the comparative evaluation of different models of child health care in Europe.
Further information, the final report as well as all published articles and interim reports can be found on the project Website (http://www.childhealthservicemodels.eu/).
March 01, 2018
STUDY
During the next months, the next survey within in HBSC Study will be done. A sample of German schoolboys and schoolgirls will be questioned about their physical health, nutrition, mental health and well-being. We thank all schools for supporting the study as well as the participations pupils!
Feb 01, 2018
STUDY
In February 2017, the data collection of ADOPT-epidmiology started. Thanks to all participating families!
Nov 28, 2017
MEETING OF EXPERTS
On the 28th of November 2017, the EBWo project invited experts from Germany and abroad to a workshop on educational and health research to Hamburg. Thanks to all participants for the interesting discussion!
Nov 15, 2017
STUDY
In November 2017, the data collection of the fourth wave of the BELLA study was finished. The BELLA study provides recent data on mental health and health-related quality of life of children, adolescents and young adults in Germany.
Sept 27, 2017
PUBLICATION
The third Special Issue of the Journal of Health Monitoring presents information on the fourth wave of the BELLA study . The BELLA Wave 4 is a combination of cross-sectional and cohort online survey.