We (psyCH) are collaborating with the Swiss Student Union (VSS-UNES-USU), the Swiss Medical Students’ Association (swimsa), Mindmap (Uni Basel), Mindful(L) (Uni Zurich) and MeWell (ETH ZH) in a national campaign about mental health of students at higher education institutions in Switzerland.
Why we act:
The reason for the project’s initiation was a study published by the Federal Statistical Office in 2018, which indicated that 18% of students in Switzerland are suffering from health-related problems and mental health issues posed the second highest risk for those health conditions. Besides the common age-related challenges, the environment of higher education constitutes a setting with some particular social, emotional, financial and academic challenges. We say it is time to act. #studentsbekindtoyourmind #doyoumind
Our Vision:
Our Vision is that, after appropriate sensitization and support from higher education institutions, the students in Switzerland possess adequate resources and competences, in order to foster their personal mental health effectively and without being hampered by stigmatization and other obstacles.
Our goals:
- Collecting data on the current situation concerning the mental health of students in Switzerland.
- Collecting data about offerings in mental health support at higher education institutions in Switzerland.
- Encouraging a public debate around mental health, along with its destigmatization and sensitization, in the higher education environment.
- The introduction of preventive measures for the promotion of mental health of students in Switzerland.
Follow the Student Minds Project:
Date-based Counselling Centres:
Our project does not offer any direct psychological support. You need to talk to someone? Then please visit or contact Tel. 143.
You would like to autonomously search for a professional in mental health?
- Psychiatrists and psychotherapists: Here you find an overview of therapists, searchable by location
- Or check out this page to find a suitable therapist.
- Psychiatric clinics: If you’re searching for a psychiatric clinic in your region, then you’ll find on the official website of the Federal Office of Public Health all important addresses.
You would like to find more information for yourself?
- www.feel-ok.ch – On this platform for information and exchange you fund answers to various topics, such as mental health, jobs, addiction, conflict and stress.
- For the Swiss-German region: wie gehts dir?
- For the French- and Italian-speaking regions: SantéPsy
- www.safezone.ch – You’ve got questions about addiction? You’ll find online counselling (e-Mail or chat) and a self-test about your own risk of addiction.
- www.tschau.ch – On this German-speaking counselling platform, there are professionals answering your life and day-to-day questions in written form, within max. three working days.
Interested?
For inputs related to our project or an interest in assisting our work, please contact us – Help is always highly welcomed!