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Sui SRK app

The Sui SRK app provides information about everyday life in Switzerland (e.g. finding work and accommodation, family reunification, asylum procedures, healthcare system) and raises awareness of mental health. Refugees can find resources here to help them d…

5 languages
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Swiss Guide and Scout Movement

What is Scouting? Scouting offers unique group experiences, unforgettable camp days in nature and adventurous activities on Saturdays or an entire weekend. Scouts form friendships for life and learn early on to assume responsibility for themselves and fo…

15 languages
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Psy-Health.ch

The migration journey can lead to a loss of orientation and various challenges, such as language barriers, which can affect mental health. As with any period of change, it is especially important to take care of one’s mental health during times of uncertai…

12 languages
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Not enough Pension? There are solutions!

If pensions and income do not cover the minimum living costs, supplementary benefits (EL/PC) help. Together with the AHV or IV, they secure the minimum subsistence level. This flyer provides information about supplementary benefits in simple language. You…

16 languages
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MiPaPe - Migration, Participation, Peace

MiPaPe stands for migration, participation and peace, because we are convinced that only together, we can move. Move towards a more inclusive, peaceful and just society. Move towards a society that is based on empathy, participation, and intercultural unde…

2 languages
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Jubla creates joy and lifelong friendships

Laughing together, experiencing unforgettable moments, singing and having fun around the campfire, being immersed in adventurous outdoor games, hiking and spending the night under the starry skies, pitching tents and cooking over the fire, drawing treasur…

12 languages
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First aid during epileptic seizures

It is practically impossible to interrupt a seizure once it has started. If possible, you can try to catch someone who has fallen during a seizure or lay them down, preferably on their side in the stable lateral position. After the seizure, wait until the …

9 languages
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Patients' rights

Well-informed patients who are aware of their rights can play an active role in treatment planning and establish a trusting relationship with their doctor and nursing staff. A measure of the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel, Ticino, Vaud…

16 languages
Publications for professionals
Mental Health and Well-being of Asylum Seekers

Part I – for senior management: how to set the framework to shape an asylum system informed by mental health and well-being considerations Part II – for those working in the first line - how to implement mental health and psychosocial support (psycholog…

1 language
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Take good care of yourself!

‘Take good care of yourself!’ is a leaflet containing suggestions and exercises for coping with stress. It provides tips for improved well-being, such as a breathing exercise, sources of strength and new activities and routines. There is also a list of eme…

14 languages
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List of regulated professional activities in Switzerland

This list shows the professions whose foreign qualifications must be recognised if they are to be practised in Switzerland. A profession is said to be regulated when its practice in Switzerland requires professional qualifications (diplomas, training qual…

4 languages
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Risk factors for dementia

The 2024 update to the standing Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care adds two new risk factors (high LDL cholesterol and vision loss) and indicates that nearly half of all dementia cases worldwide could be prevented or delayed b…

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Statement opposing female genital cutting

This statement from the Federal Council informs about the prohibition and legal consequences of female genital mutilation. The document aims to support families and girls in standing up against social and familial pressure in their communities of origin an…

8 languages