In Geneva, a HUG house helps young adults with psychiatric disorders

Herz — Switzerland Desk · 18 July 2026 at 05:45 · 30s summary · 2 min read

Since 2012, Geneva's University Hospitals (HUG) have offered young adults with mental health disorders the opportunity to live in community within a rented house in a residential neighborhood, according to Le Temps.

This program is known as the Community Integration Program (CIP). It is part of HUG's Young Adult Psychiatry Unit.

Community and integration: two key principles

Logos Curtis, deputy doctor in charge of the CIP, describes the program's spirit in two words: 'community' and 'integration'.

community and integration

— Logos Curtis, deputy doctor, Community Integration Program, HUG

A pink building far from hospital atmosphere

The CIP house is a pink building adorned with beams on its façade, vertical stained-glass-style windows, and wrought iron, nestled against a hillside along a busy avenue.

Its location is strategic: neither within the HUG compound nor as remote as the Belle-Idée psychiatric hospital.

Franck Passet, who has worked in maintenance and hygiene at the CIP for many years, describes the place as 'the house'—a location that evokes childhood sensations, far from the cold atmosphere of a medical setting.

the house

— Franck Passet, maintenance and hygiene staff, Community Integration Program, HUG

Context: Rising mental health challenges among young people

Mental health disorders among young adults are on the rise, a trend that forms the backdrop for understanding the significance of the Community Integration Program.

What remains unclear

The report does not specify the number of available places in the Community Integration Program, admission criteria, or measured clinical outcomes. No numerical data on the evolution of mental health disorders among young people in Switzerland is provided by the source.