FRAGILE Suisse is the Swiss patient organisation for people with brain injuries and their relatives. We support people with brain injuries and their relatives with a wide range of services. The goal is to improve the quality of life of those involved and to promote their inclusion. With eleven regional associations, we are well connected, both on a national and local level. FRAGILE Suisse’s services are directed towards adults in Switzerland who have suffered from a stroke, a traumatic brain injury, a brain tumour or another brain injury. We also provide support to the parents, civil partners, children and other relatives of the affected persons.
FRAGILE Suisse is the Swiss patient organisation for people with brain injuries and their relatives. We support people with brain injuries and their relatives with a wide range of services.
Advice
We advise people with brain injuries and their relatives by email or personal appointment.
By telephone
You can contact our advice team via the freephone number 0800 256 256 on Mondays to Fridays between 10:00 and 13:00.
By email
You can also send your queries by email to helpline@fragile.ch.
Additional services
- A programme of courses for people with brain injuries, relatives and specialists
- Supportive Living
- Self-help groups
- Leisure activities
- Lectures and workshops
Interested in our services? Contact us: Tel. 044 360 30 60 or email: info@fragile.ch
Your donation helps
Over 130,000 people live with a brain injury in Switzerland. Help them with your donation! We will use your money where help is needed most – for social counselling, support in day-to-day living, self-help groups or education. Thank you very much!
Donate directly to our Post Office Account PC 80-10132-0. IBAN CH77 0900 0000 8001 0132 0
Payable to: FRAGILE Suisse Schweizerische Vereinigung für Menschen mit Hirnverletzung Badenerstrasse 696, 8048 Zurich.
As a charitable organisation, FRAGILE Suisse finances its activities in large part from the donations of private persons and foundations. The Federal Social Insurance Office (FSIO) also provides remuneration for certain services. Additional income is generated through our own services.
FRAGILE Suisse in numbers
- Our advice centre annually replies to 600 brief queries from those affected, their relatives, and specialists and supports over 500 people in social counselling for longer periods.
- The home supporters provide support to about 65 people with brain injuries in their day-to-day lives.
- With over 60 self-help and discussion groups as well as a range of leisure activities, we create a community and offer practical counselling.
- About 500 people use the programme of courses for affected people and their relatives.
- We provide training to over 600 specialists from various specialist areas on aspects of brain injuries and dealing with them.
- Our eleven regional associations have a total of about 5,700 members.
Contact
You want to contact us by telephone, by email, in writing or in person? We are here for you.
FRAGILE Suisse
Badenerstrasse 696
8048 Zurich
Telephone: 044 360 30 60
Email: info@fragile.ch
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 09:00-12:00, 13:30-16:30