Center Šteker

Center Šteker is a non-profit association based in Maribor, Slovenia working on addiction, mental health, children & youth.

Center Šteker is a free, specialised programme run by Društvo IndiJanez, a Maribor-based association working in mental health. It provides counselling for individuals and their close relatives affected by excessive or harmful use of screen technologies and non-chemical addictions, including online gaming, social media, and online gambling and pornography. It also runs preventive workshops, lectures for parents and professionals, and support groups for young people, mainly children and adolescents. Services are offered in Maribor and Murska Sobota, with remote support available across Slovenia. The programme is co-financed by the Slovenian Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Youth, and the municipalities of Maribor and Murska Sobota.