Ulrich Reininghaus is Heisenberg Professor at the Department of Public Mental Health, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Mannheim, and a Visiting Professor at the Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London. Professor Reininghaus was awarded a Ph.D. in Social and Community Psychiatry by Queen Mary University of London in 2011. He trained as a postdoc at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, and the Centre for Epidemiology and Public Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. His interest in innovative mHealth assessment and intervention then led him to work at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Maastricht University, where he was last appointed as Associate Professor and Deputy Head of the Division of Mental Health before he moved to CIMH in 2018 to head the newly established Department of Public Mental Health. Professor Reininghaus has been awarded several competitive fellowships for his work, including by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and most recently a Heisenberg Professorship by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to establish the new Department of Public Mental Health at CIMH. He has further received competitive funding from the EU, ZonMW, BMBF, and MWK, and is joint Editor-in-Chief of the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. His main research interests are in the ecological translation of evidence-based innovations in public mental health provision using innovative translational, participatory, evaluation, and implementation science frameworks for evidence-based mental health promotion, mental disorder prevention and mental health care.

Leonie Fleck, holding a background in psychology, completed her Ph.D. in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University Hospital of Heidelberg. In the summer of 2024, she commenced her role in the Department of Public Mental Health at the Central Institute of Mental Health in Mannheim. Passionate about youth mental health, Leonie focuses her research on interpersonal processes, relationships, emotion (dys)regulation, digital interventions/EMI, and personality functioning. Additionally, she actively explores the impact of climate change on mental health and strategies for mitigation. Within WP2 in Germany, Leonie coordinates the project and plays a pivotal role in the development of digital interventions tailored for young people affected by climate change.

Henrik, a doctoral candidate at CIMH in Mannheim, combines his expertise in clinical psychology and public health to actively contribute to the development of a sustainable world. His focus extends beyond mental health to encompass environmental well-being, reflecting a holistic commitment to fostering a healthier world for individuals and the planet.