to provide psychosocial and therapeutic assistance to victims of domestic violence and their children, as well as to sensitize the public and professionals to this problem.
We offer a confidential and secure place to stay for a limited period of time (six months). Children are welcome and your stay will be supervised (individual interviews, discussion groups, mother-child interviews).
Adresse:
Rue de Montchoisy 46
1207 Genève
The Agredis association offers the following:
- hotline
- individual and group advice
- further training, specialist advice and coaching
- advice by email
- services under the service agreements with the cantons of Central Switzerland.
Address:
Agredis Gewaltberatung
Unterlachenstrasse 12
6005 Luzern
The UMV has three missions:
- To provide victims of violence with forensic advice
- To offer advice and training to professionals
- To conduct research on the subject of interpersonal violence.
The consultation offers victims :
- a warm welcome and an attentive ear, enabling them to
- to talk about the violent events they have
- they have experienced.
- a clinical examination focusing on the violence experienced
- so that forensic documentation can be drawn up
- (report of assault and battery, photographs of injuries).
- The report can help the victim to assert her rights.
- referral to a network of partner institutions
- and partner associations.
This consultation is confidential and free of charge.
How do I make an appointment?
By telephone Monday to Friday, 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm,
weekends and public holidays from 8am to 12pm.
Address:
UMV-Yverdon-les-Bains
Hôpital d’Yverdon-les-Bains
Accueil du bâtiment principal
Rue d’Entremonts 11
1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
The UMV has three missions:
- To provide victims of violence with forensic advice
- To offer advice and training to professionals
- To conduct research on the subject of interpersonal violence.
The consultation offers victims :
- a warm welcome and an attentive ear, enabling them to
- to talk about the violent events they have
- they have experienced.
- a clinical examination focusing on the violence experienced
- so that forensic documentation can be drawn up
- (report of assault and battery, photographs of injuries).
- The report can help the victim to assert her rights.
- referral to a network of partner institutions
- and partner associations.
This consultation is confidential and free of charge.
How do I make an appointment?
By telephone Monday to Friday, 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm,
weekends and public holidays from 8am to 12pm.
Address:
UMV-Rennaz
Centre hospitalier de Rennaz
HRC Vaud-Valais
Accueil de l’Espace Santé Rennaz
Route des Tilles 6A
1847 Rennaz
The UMV has three missions:
- To provide victims of violence with forensic advice
- To offer advice and training to professionals
- To conduct research on the subject of interpersonal violence.
The consultation offers victims :
- a warm welcome and an attentive ear, enabling them to
- to talk about the violent events they have
- they have experienced.
- a clinical examination focusing on the violence experienced
- so that forensic documentation can be drawn up
- (report of assault and battery, photographs of injuries).
- The report can help the victim to assert her rights.
- referral to a network of partner institutions
- and partner associations.
This consultation is confidential and free of charge.
How do I make an appointment?
By telephone Monday to Friday, 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm,
weekends and public holidays from 8am to 12pm.
Address:
UMV-Nyon
Hôpital de Nyon
Accueil du bâtiment principal
Chemin Monastier 10
1260 Nyon
The UMV has three missions:
- To provide victims of violence with forensic advice
- To offer advice and training to professionals
- To conduct research on the subject of interpersonal violence.
The consultation offers victims :
- a warm welcome and an attentive ear, enabling them to talk about the violent events they have experienced.
- a clinical examination focusing on the violence experienced, enabling forensic documentation to be drawn up (report of assault and battery, photographs of injuries). The report can help the victim to assert her rights.
- referral to a network of partner institutions and associations.
This consultation is confidential and free of charge.
How do I make an appointment?
By telephone Monday to Friday, 8am to 12pm and 2pm to 4pm,
weekends and public holidays from 8am to 12pm.
Address:
UMV-Lausanne
CHUV
Accueil des Urgences
Rue du Bugnon 44
1011 Lausanne
The Association is committed to helping all people living in Switzerland who are confronted with domestic violence, whether they are victims, perpetrators, family members or professionals, or witnesses, regardless of their age or sexual orientation.
VIOLENCE QUE FAIRE is an association that aims to prevent intimate partner violence and offers advice and support to all concerned.
Through its website www.violencequefaire.ch, the Association offers a platform full of information aimed at helping, guiding and encouraging anyone concerned by domestic violence to break the silence. This information is also very useful for all the professional services that meet these people.
The site offers a professional, anonymous, personalised and free online counselling service with a response time of three working days.
This service is provided by professionals from the partner institutions Solidarité Femmes Bienne (BE), Solidarité Femmes – Centre LAVI FR (FR), EX-pression (FR), Point du Jour (VS), Centre d’accueil MalleyPrairie (VD), Centre Prévention de l’AIe (VD), Centre LAVI VD (VD). A psychologist, hired by the Association, reinforces this team.
If you are in an acute situation of violence, contact the police on the emergency number 117.
You are safe with us and will find peace to plan your next steps with our support. We will provide information and advice about your legal options, accompany you to appointments and connect you to other professionals. We will support you with issues relating to raising your children and the children will regularly be looked after by professionals.
Adresse:
Postfach 2329
5001 Aarau
DAO is the umbrella organisation of women’s shelters in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and offers its many years of expertise on the subject of domestic violence.
Address:
Dachorganisation der Frauenhäuser Schweiz und Liechtenstein
PO Box 2309
3001 Bern
The Basel Women’s Shelter is the most important institution in the region for women affected by violence, with or without children. The location is not publicly known for security reasons.
The women’s shelter can be reached day and night by calling 061 681 66 33. It is always possible to get advice over the phone, which is confidential and does not commit you to anything. You can find more information at: www.frauenhaus-basel.ch. The website is in many languages.
Address: P.O. Box, 4002 Basel
