Help and support

143 Die Dargebotene Hand / La Main Tendue: dem go listen to you without your name, day and night, by phone, chat or email.1

147 Pro Juventute: free advice for children and young people, by phone, chat or text.2

Pro Mente Sana dey give advice about mental health without your name, including legal questions wey join am.5

Since 1 July 2022, basic health insurance dey cover psychotherapy by recognised psychological psychotherapists when doctor prescribe am.6

GP, children doctor or psychiatrist fit prescribe up to 15 sessions at a time; after 30 sessions, your insurer must approve more treatment. For crisis, any doctor fit prescribe up to 10 sessions.6

Deductible and co-payment dey apply like for any other treatment.6

If you don experience violence, physical, sexual or psychological, victim support centre for your canton go advise you free and in confidence, whether you go police or not.7

Victim support fit also cover quick help like emergency place to stay, and medical, psychological or legal costs.7

If you no fit afford lawyer and your case no be hopeless, you get constitutional right to free legal aid.8

Court cases for labour disputes up to CHF 30,000 no get court costs, and di conciliation procedure for rent disputes na free too.9

Lawyers associations, unions and tenants associations for plenty cantons dey give first advice for small money.