For many people, going out and partying offers an important balance to everyday life and has a positive effect on mental and social satisfaction. On the other hand, it is also known that partying all night, too little and irregular sleep and the consumption of psychoactive substances can put a strain on the psyche. How can the balance be adjusted so that the positive aspects outweigh the negative? What approaches can be used to improve the mental pre- and aftercare of people who enjoy partying?

co-curated by Nights

English Health / Harm Reduction

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  Arantxa Polak she/her

  Unity, Jellinek Amsterdam Netherlands

  Arantxa has been working as a healthy nightlife professional since 2011. Starting as a volunteer for the Unity Project in 2011, she hasn’t changed career since. Currently running the project in The Hague (NL), she is still to be …

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  Katrin Skala she/her

  PSD Austria

  Katrin Skala pecialises in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry. After studying human medicine and philosophy in Vienna, she completed her training as a specialist in psychiatry in Vienna and France, followed by training as a …

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  Orsi Fehér non

  PsyCare AT Austria

  Orsi is a Vienna-based researcher, consultant, and activist. Orsi is a founder of the local peer-based harm reduction organization, PsyCare Austria. Orsi has a degree in Economics and Communication Science that she earned researching the …

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  Otakar Veselý he/him

  Hard&Smart (running by Spolecnost Podane ruce n.g.o) Czech Republic

  Otakar is a lover of night life. His focus on the free party scene in edge of 1999 brings him quickly behind the deck with turntables and as a promoter of own events. This experience shows him the wider pivotal role of its space time …

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  Regina Gappmaier she/her

  checkit! Austria

  Regina Gappmaier works as a counsellor at the addiction prevention organization checkit! - Suchthilfe Wien. Her core responsibilities include providing counselling to clients who want to address their substance use and integrated drug …

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  Tom Evenepoel he/him

  De Druglijn Belgium

  Tom Evenepoel started working at the Flemish centre of expertise on alcohol and other drugs back in 1994. Via this way, he soon became a volunteer at the helpline De Druglijn, became of staff member in 1996 and has been the co-ordinator …

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