Welcome

on the website of the Family Health Research Network

The Family Health Research Network is an association of preventive and rehabilitation clinics for mothers, fathers and children as well as for family caregivers and a scientific team from the Department of Medical Sociology at Hannover Medical School.

The research association conducts research in the field of prevention and rehabilitation for mothers and mothers/fathers and their children as well as for family caregivers.

research
Concept development
quality management

The research association thus makes an important contribution to safeguarding and improving evidence-based inpatient treatment and to promoting family health in Germany. Further information can be found in the concept pape r or the current newsletter.

Advantages of membership in the research network How to become a member Information on the online information event on April 15, 2026

VIII. Scientific Symposium

On 8 and 9 October 2026, our VIII. Scientific Symposium and the 30th anniversary of the Family Health Research Network will take place at the Career Campus Hannover.

Further information will follow.

Our latest publications

Here you will find our latest publication on the topic: ‘Challenges for patients and staff in mother/father-child prevention and rehabilitation clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of senior clinic representatives’, which was published on 18 September in the health sector: 10.1055/a-2701-3765

You can find out how parenting is linked to parents' mental health in the following publication: 'Exploring the connection between maternal mental health and partnership, parental role, and satisfaction with various aspects of life using pairfam data: a cross-sectional analysis', published on 18 August 2025 in BMC Women's Health: https: //doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03933-7

Research projects

The team

QM-FAM Reha 5.0 - Internal quality management

Participating prevention and rehabilitation clinics