The child and adolescent protection team of the Eastern Vaud and Lower Valais regions

Adresse:

Hôpital Riviera-Chablais

Vaud-Valais

Route du Vieux-Séquoia 20

1847 Rennaz

LAVI stands for Loi fédérale sur l’Aide aux Victimes d’Infractions. The LAVI came into force on 1 January 1993.

A victim within the meaning of the LAVI and the CPP is any person who, as a result of a criminal offence, has suffered direct physical, sexual or psychological harm. Examples include bodily harm, rape, sexual abuse of a child, a traffic accident, a death threat, kidnapping or robbery.

It is not necessary for the perpetrator of the offence to be discovered, for his behaviour to be culpable or for him to have acted intentionally. Furthermore, it is not necessary to file a criminal complaint in order to meet with us.

The LAVI and the CPP guarantee special rights to victims of crime and their next of kin (the victim’s spouse, children and father or mother):

• Any victim may seek advice and assistance from an LAVI counselling centre in any Swiss canton;
• In criminal proceedings, victims have certain specific rights;
• In criminal proceedings, victims have certain specific rights; in the canton where the offence was committed, they can also claim compensation for the harm suffered as a result of the offence (material damage and/or non-material harm).

LAVI counselling centres offer a confidential and free service. They advise victims and their families, help them assert their rights and refer them to specialist professionals (lawyers, psychologists, doctors, etc.). Interviews are by appointment only.

Address:

Rue des Vergers 1, 1950 Sion

The OHG is the abbreviation for the Federal Act on Assistance to Victims of Crime. The OHG came into force on 1 January 1993.

A victim within the meaning of the OHG and the StPO is any person whose physical, sexual or psychological integrity has been directly affected by a criminal offence. This may include, for example, assault, rape, sexual acts with a child, traffic accident, death threat, deprivation of liberty, robbery, etc.

It is not necessary for the perpetrator of the offence to have been identified, for the perpetrator to have acted culpably or intentionally. Furthermore, filing a criminal complaint is not required in order to contact us.

The OAA and the OCP guarantee certain rights to victims of crime and their relatives (partner, children, parents of the victim):

• Every victim can request advice and assistance from a victim support centre in any Swiss canton ;
• the victim has certain specific rights in the context of criminal proceedings ;
• they can also claim compensation for the damage suffered (material damage and/or damages for pain and suffering) in the canton where the offence was committed.

The victim support advice centres offer a confidential service free of charge. They advise victims and their relatives, help them to assert their rights and refer them to specialists (lawyers, psychologists, doctors, etc.). Meetings take place only by appointment.

Alternative-Violence is a Caritas-Valais service, mandated by the canton of Valais through the Office cantonal de l’égalité et de la famille (Cantonal Office for Equality and the Family), to monitor women and men who use violence within the couple and/or the family, or to help those who are afraid of acting out. This violence can be physical, verbal, psychological, economic or sexual.

Alternative-Violence offers voluntary socio-therapeutic support to perpetrators of domestic violence and their families, with the aim of reducing repeat offences. In addition, in the French-speaking part of Valais, we organise thecompulsory interview with any person evicted from their home by the police because of domestic violence.

Address:

Siège de Caritas Valais

Rue de Loèche 19
Case postale 2056
1950 Sion

Since 2005, the 1, 2, 3… SOLEIL association has been combating child abuse through preventive and informative communication campaigns.

Address:

Association 1,2,3… Soleil
Chemin de la Pépinière 54
1093 La Conversion

We welcome anyone, with or without children, who is a victim of domestic violence of a physical, sexual, psychological, economic or social nature in an emergency situation, to offer them a listening ear and safety.

Address:

Place Centrale 2
1920 Martigny

Accompanied visits:

• is a method of restricting personal relations, implemented only if there are concrete indications that the child’s welfare is at risk.
• Its aim is to enable the child to maintain a link with his or her parent(s) under the guidance and supervision of professionals, so that he or she can learn to live with the specific characteristics and limitations of the parent(s) (psychological difficulties, problems of dependency, impaired cognitive ability, abuse, etc.).
• is a tool for protecting the child and managing the parent-child relationship.
• is decided by the child and adult protection authorities (APEA) and implemented by a child protection worker (IPE).
• is set up in the event of abuse, neglect, various problems (mental disorder, addiction, etc.) or a high-conflict separation. The IPE sets the framework and objectives for the visits, monitors progress and draws up reports for the APEA.
• is visitation rights with the constant presence of an accompanying professional according to objectives and procedures defined by the child’s curator.

Address:

Association le Trait d’Union

VAPE

1950 Sion

We accompany children of detainees to visiting rooms, welcome families before and after visits, and offer support to relatives of people in detention.

Addresses of our offices:

Rue du Tunnel 1, 1005 Lausanne

Rue de la Madeleine 10, 1204 Genève

Route de la Gare 27, 1786 Bas-Vully

Le Point Rencontre offre un lieu d’accueil et un accompagnement favorisant le maintien ou la reprise de la relation entre un enfant et le parent avec lequel il ne vit plus quotidiennement. Il aide aussi à maintenir les liens entre les parents naturels et leurs enfants placés en famille d’accueil.

Adresse:

Point Rencontre
Rue de Gravelone 3
1950 Sion