Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V.

What Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. does

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (BLS) is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) based in Potsdam, Germany, founded in 1994 and operating with approximately nine employees. It functions as the state-level coordination office for addiction-related issues in the German federal state of Brandenburg, serving citizens affected by addiction and gambling disorders, self-help groups, professional addiction services, prevention practitioners, and municipal actors. Its mandate spans three thematic pillars: Suchthilfe (addiction support), Sucht-Selbsthilfe (addiction self-help), and Suchtprävention (addiction prevention), with Glücksspielsucht (pathological gambling) and Digitalisierung as additional focus areas, and a flagship program called Selbstbestimmt.

BLS operates through a website-based service and information platform and an event and training program. Operational programs and projects include the Lotsennetzwerk counseling network, DigiSucht and DigiSelbsthilfe digital offerings, prevention curricula such as SKOLL, HaLT, Net-Piloten, and "Be Smart – Don't Start," and an exploratory "KI in der Suchthilfe" initiative. The training portfolio includes the published "Brücken bauen" manual (2024) and recurring formats for professionals and self-help group actors; event activity reached 50+ events with roughly 2,600 registrations in the 2025 reporting period, and a quarterly newsletter has been issued 56 times since 2013.

Its revenue model is characteristic of a German Landesstelle: predominantly public grant funding from the State of Brandenburg and associated statutory insurance and prevention bodies, supplemented by modest participant fees on selected paid training events (e.g., a 50 EUR fee for "Brücken bauen") and by in-kind support from member organizations. BLS does not disclose annual revenue, operates without a commercial go-to-market motion, and has no equity funding or capital markets activity; the 2025 Jahresbericht and ongoing newsletter series serve as the primary public reporting instruments.

Name

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V.

Legal name

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V.

Website

https://blsev.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. is a Potsdam-based non-profit (e.V.) serving as the state coordination office for addiction support, self-help, and prevention in Brandenburg, Germany, working with citizens, self-help groups, professionals, and municipalities through training, events, and digital programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Counseling and Prevention Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Benefit Management (HLAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) & Addiction Teletherapy Platforms (HLALAEAD), Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Emotional Regulation Programs (EDAMAIAC)

Keywords

• Addiction counseling services
• Addiction prevention programs
• Self-help group coordination
• Gambling addiction support
• Public health coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Registration Fees: Some training events charge registration fees (e.g., 50 EUR for multi-day training programs), while many events are offered free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (BLS) operates as a state-level coordination and specialist center for addiction-related services in the German state of Brandenburg. The organization delivers a portfolio of interconnected programs across five core areas: Suchthilfe (addiction counseling), Sucht-Selbsthilfe (addiction self-help), Suchtprävention (addiction prevention), Glücksspielsucht (gambling addiction), and Digitalisierung (digitization), supported by a quarterly newsletter and recurring training events for sector professionals.

Product overview

Brandenburgische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (BLS) operates as a coordination and specialist center for addiction-related services in Brandenburg, Germany. The organization provides a portfolio of interconnected programs and services organized into five core areas: Suchthilfe (addiction counseling), Sucht-Selbsthilfe (addiction self-help), Suchtprävention (addiction prevention), Glücksspielsucht (gambling addiction), and Digitalisierung (digitization). Key programs include Selbstbestimmt for children from affected families, DigiSucht and DigiSelbsthilfe for digital transformation, and KI in der Suchthilfe exploring AI applications. The organization also provides a quarterly newsletter and runs training events/conferences for sector professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• selbstbestimmt: Prevention project for children from families affected by addiction or mental health issues
• DigiSucht
• DigiSelbsthilfe
• SKOLL/SKOLL-Spezial
• Lotsennetzwerk
• Net-Piloten
• HaLT

Products and services

• Suchthilfe (Addiction Assistance)

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutsche Hauptstelle für Suchtfragen e.V. (DHS): National-level umbrella coordination body for addiction issues in Germany, functionally a federal-scale version of BLS. DHS coordinates self-help groups, professional organizations, and prevention efforts across all 16 German states, including the Landesstellen like BLS.
• Sucht- und Drogenhotline: Federal addiction and drug hotline service funded by the BMG, providing direct referral and information services that complement BLS's state-level coordination. Operates as a direct service rather than coordination body, but serves overlapping end-users (Ratsuchende).
• Landesstelle für Suchtfragen Baden-Württemberg: State-level coordination body for addiction issues in Baden-Württemberg, operating the same model as BLS - coordinating self-help, professional help, and prevention efforts across the state with training events and stakeholder networking.
• Bayerische Akademie für Sucht- und Gesundheitsfragen (BAS): Bavarian state-level institution addressing addiction and health issues with comparable Landesstelle-style coordination, training, and prevention functions; the largest and most academically-oriented of the state addiction coordination bodies.
• Hessische Landesstelle für Suchtfragen (HLS): State-level addiction coordination body for Hesse, providing directly comparable services to BLS - self-help group support, prevention programs, professional training, and policy advocacy within a German Bundesland.
• Fachverband Sucht e.V. (FVS): Federal association of professional addiction help facilities in Germany, coordinating member organizations across all states. Comparable to BLS in mission but operates at the federal professional-services level rather than the state coordination level.
• Landesstelle Sucht NRW: State-level addiction coordination body for North Rhine-Westphalia, structurally identical to BLS but serving Germany's most populous state. Operates the same Landesstelle coordination model with self-help support, prevention programs, and professional training.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Suchthilfe (Deutscher Caritasverband): Large national faith-based organization providing direct addiction counseling, treatment, and self-help services across Germany. Operates at much larger scale than BLS as a direct service provider, with overlapping beneficiary populations and partial overlap in prevention/training functions.
• Diakonie Suchthilfe (Diakonie Deutschland): National Protestant welfare organization providing addiction counseling and treatment services comparable to Caritas Suchthilfe, with overlapping end-user populations in Brandenburg where Diakonie also operates addiction help facilities.
• BZgA - Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung: Federal center for health education in Germany that funds and coordinates many of the prevention programs (e.g., Be Smart - Don't Start) that BLS implements at state level. Operates as a federal-scale funder/strategic body while BLS executes at state level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brandenburgische-landesstelle-f%C3%BCr-suchtfragen-e.v.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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