Unité interdisciplinaire de médecine et de prévention de la violence – UIMPV
www.hug.ch/medecine-premier-recours/uimpv
Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4
1211 Geneva 14
Monday-Friday: 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm
Mission
Attached to the HUG’s Department of Community, Primary and Emergency Medicine, the UIMPV offers care to anyone (victim, perpetrator, witness) aged 16 or over who is faced with a situation of current or past violence, regardless of the type of violence (psychological, physical, sexual and/or economic) and the context in which it occurred (couple, family, street, workplace), in collaboration with all the partners in Geneva’s medical, social, psychological and legal network.
Services
- Appointments can be made quickly if necessary;
- Assessment of the impact of violence on health (physical, psychological and social), on quality of life and on family and friends;
- Crisis work, support and counselling;
- Risk assessment and information about help and protection;
- Forensic assessment;
- Individual, couple and family therapy tailored to situations of violence;
- Referral and support to the Geneva medico-psycho-socio-legal network;
- Counselling for professionals.
Criteria for access
From age 16
Rates
Paid services (covered by the patient’s health insurance)