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Help with domestic violence and relationship violence
There are two new counseling centers: the Counseling and Intervention Center for Domestic Violence and Intervention.Plus. Victims and perpetrators alike can find support and help there for a life free from violence. The counseling centers offer specialized counseling and intervention in cases of domestic and relationship violence based on nationwide professional standards.
Child benefit will increase from January 2026
Child benefit will increase by a flat four euros per child to 259 euros per month. The family benefits office will automatically adjust the amounts and pay them out at the new rate starting in January.
FreeCard: New Year, new credit
Another year with the free public transport pass is coming to an end, and 2026 is just around the corner! Here's some important information for the turn of the year.
Child welfare risks at a new high
The number of cases of child endangerment in Germany has reached a new record high for the third time in a row: In 2024, youth welfare offices in Germany identified around 72,800 children or young people as being at risk of child endangerment due to neglect, psychological, physical or sexual violence.
Bremen's second report on children and youth has been published
The second Children and Youth Report was recently presented by the Social Affairs Department to the Youth Welfare Committee. It continues the systematic inventory of open-access children's and youth work (OKJA) and youth association work in Bremen, which began in 2022. At the same time, it comprehensively presents, for the first time, other key areas of work within child and youth welfare and the interconnections between different services.
Systemic daycare support starts as a pilot program
The aim is to specifically strengthen facilities with a particularly high number of children with special needs. Instead of individual personal assistants, systemic support will be provided for all children in the future.
PiB North office is moving: New premises in Bremen-Vegesack
Since November 4, 2025, PiB has opened its doors at a new address in Bremen-Vegesack: Alte Hafenstraße 67-70 – just a two-minute walk from the previous address “Zur Vegesacker Fähre 2-4”.
Healthy professionals strengthen the quality of daycare centers
Bremen is launching a comprehensive workplace health management program: Promoting the health of daycare staff improves the quality of education and thus the development of children in daycare centers. This is the conclusion reached by the Standing Scientific Commission of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (SWK).
"School bus" study: Fewer drugs, more gaming
Young people in the state of Bremen are consuming fewer drugs than three years ago, but are spending more time gaming, gambling, using Instagram, TikTok, and similar platforms. These are the findings of the new "School Bus" study.
Caritas specialist outpatient clinic: Counseling services for eating disorders
The specialist outpatient clinic for addiction prevention and rehabilitation offers the first counselling center in Bremen specifically focused on eating disorders.