Sounding Board
Content support and consulting
Scientific Advisory Board
Scientific guidance and research partners
Ethical, Monitoring and Safety Board
Ensuring quality and safety as well as auditing ethical aspects
Regional partners
Implementation of awareness campaign, screenings and PM+ intervention
In addition to project coordination, the project is supported by a broad consortium consisting of regional, national and international partners.
Sounding Board
- State Secretariat for Migration
- Federal Office of Public Health
- Swiss Red Cross
- AFK-Netzwerk Support for Torture Victims
- Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV)
- Fachstelle Integration Kanton Zürich
Scientific Advisory Board
Scientific support
- Immigration Policy Lab, ETH Zürich
- WHO Collaborating Center, VU Amsterdam
- Traumatic Stress Clinic, University of New South Wales
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
Research partners
Sponsors, support and guidance
The SPIRIT project is being carried out in collaboration with the PGV project promotion program of Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz. Prevention in Healthcare (PGV) promotes and supports the development and establishment of health pathways along the entire supply chain for people who are already ill or at increased risk of illness. PGV project funding supports innovative interventions and multiplication in the key areas of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), addiction and mental illness. It aims to strengthen preventive practices within healthcare and establish them in the Swiss healthcare system in the long term.
www.gesundheitsfoerderung.ch/pgv
Explanatory video: www.gesundheitsfoerderung.ch/ziele-pgv
Evaluation
To ensure the quality and impact of the project, SPIRIT works with an external evaluation company:
Regional partners
Förderung durch das Staatssekretariat für Migration
SPIRIT is funded by the SEM in all regions as part of the Program R.
Basel-City
(currently under development)
Corinne Bisang
Kanton Basel-Stadt
Koordination
- Number of employed helpers: 5
- Languages offered: Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Russian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: Christoph Merian Stiftung, Departement für Wirtschaft, Soziales und Umwelt des Kantons Basel-Stadt — Sozialhilfe, Gesundheitsdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt — Abteilung Prävention, Präsidialdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt — Abteilung Gleichstellung und Diversität, SEM (2023–2026)
Baselland
Corinne Sieber
SRK Baselland
Head
Hamiyet Vural
SRK Baselland
Coordination
- Number of employed helpers: 10
- Languages offered: Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Russian, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: SEM (2023–2025)
Further information on SPIRIT and the employees in Baselland can be found at srk-baselland.ch
Berne
Bettina Tanner
SRK Bern
Head
Annalisa Massa Boccia
SRK Bern
Coordination & Assessments
- Number of employed helpers: 14
- Languages offered: Arabic, German, English, Farsi/Dari, French, Kurdish, Pashto, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish
- Funded by: Humanitäre Stiftung SRK, SEM (2023–2026)
Further information about SPIRIT and the employees in Bern can be found at srk-bern.ch
Schaffhausen
Anna Biermann
SRK Schaffhausen
Head & Coordination
- Number of employed helpers: 3
- Languages offered: Farsi/Dari, Kurdish, Tigrinya, Turkish
- Funded by: SEM (2023–2025)
The project was offered in the canton of Schaffhausen until May 2025.
Schwyz
Eliane Ettlin
Fachstelle Integration Kanton Schwyz
Head & Coordination
Sobna Sivapalan
Fachstelle Integration Kanton Schwyz
Coordination
- Number of employed helpers: 13
- Languages offered: Arabic, Farsi/Dari, Kurdish, Pashto, Russian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: Amt für Migration Kanton Schwyz – Integration, Fachstelle Integration, SEM (2023–2026)
Further information on SPIRIT and the employees in Schwyz can be found at www.sz.ch
Thurgau
Claudia Schaffner
SRK Thurgau
Project lead & coordination
Pascal Schicker
SRK Thurgau
Coordination
- Number of employed helpers: 10
- Languages offered: Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish, Russian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: Gesundheitsförderung TG, Migrationsamt TG, SEM (2023–2026)
Further information about SPIRIT and the employees in Thurgau can be found at srk-thurgau.ch
Vaud
Dr. Javier Sanchis Zozaya
CHUV
Head
Jessica Fragnière
Head & Coordination
in cooperation with the Croix Rouge Vaudoise
- Number of employed helpers: 15
- Languages offered: Arabic, English, Farsi/Dari, French, Kurdish, Russian, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: Bureau cantonal de l’Intégration, Département de psychiatrie du CHUV, Direction Générale de la Santé, Secrétariat d’Etat aux Migrations, SEM (2023–2026)
Further information about SPIRIT and the employees in Vaud can be found at croixrougevaudoise.ch
Zurich
Eve Ehrensperger
SRK Zürich
Head
Barbara Erzinger
SRK Zürich
Coordination
Folusho Wischnewski
SRK Zürich
Coordination
Mahmood Fani
SRK Zürich
Coordination
- Number of employed helpers: 25
- Languages offered: Arabic, German, English, Farsi/Dari, French, Kurdish, Pashto, Russian, Tamil, Tigrinya, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Funded by: Fachstelle Integration, Gesundheitsdepartement Zürich, SEM (2023–2026)
Further information about SPIRIT and the employees in Zurich can be found at srk-zuerich.ch
PM+ trainers and supervisors
- Jessica Fragnière
- Dr. Antje Frey Nascimento
- Mahmoud Hemmo, MSc
- Anne Jachmann
- Rita Maydaa
- Dr. Naser Morina
- Dr. Javier Sanchez
- Susanne Schmid
- Dr. Julia Spaaij
Friends and supporters