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Stroke Compass

Mental health & crisis after a stroke in the canton of Geneva

7 support services in the canton of Geneva. All with a phone number, many with a website.

A stroke also affects the mind. About one in three people affected develops depression afterwards, and many struggle with anxiety, irritability or exhaustion – often consequences of the injury to the brain itself, not weakness of character. This can be treated.

In an acute crisis, the helpline Die Dargebotene Hand / La Main Tendue answers around the clock on 143, and the ambulance service on 144. For everything else there are psychiatric services, psychotherapy and counselling centres – on medical prescription, paid by the health insurer.

Family members reach their limits too. There are dedicated counselling services and groups for them – use them before you fall ill yourself.

Numbers and names in the canton of Geneva

  • By area: Psychiatry (6), Relatives under strain (1).
  • 1 service with a public service mandate, responsible depending on your municipality: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG).
  • Available for the whole canton: Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG), Minds Genève.
  • 7 entries have been checked by hand by Via Communa.
  • Most services are located in Genève (6), Les Acacias (1).

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Psychiatry(6)

Relatives under strain(1)

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Available throughout Switzerland

These services can be reached from anywhere in the country, by phone or online – in the canton of Geneva too.

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