Redcross Health Chat
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Depression can affect anyone
Brochure with self-test
Languages
Albanian, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Croatian/serbian/bosnian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic, English, Tamil
People with a migration background suffer more often from severe depression than Swiss people do. Because of the migration process, they are exposed to a range of pressures that can foster depression. For this reason the brochure Depression can affect anyone was specially written for migrants.
Only available in PDF format.
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