ASSOCIATION SIMILES WALLONIE

Name

ASSOCIATION SIMILES WALLONIE

Legal name

Asbl Similes Wallonie

Website

https://associationsimiles.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Families and friends can become members of the association, paying membership dues.
2. Donations: The association accepts donations from the public to support its mission and activities.
3. Book and guide sales: The organization operates a boutique selling practical guides such as 'Dans l'ombre des troubles psychiques', documentation, and recommended readings.
4. Professional training fees: Professional training courses for mental health workers are priced at 160 euros per person for a 2-day session, limited to 20 participants.
5. European Social Fund support: The 'Après-Parent' project is supported by the European Social Fund 2024-2027 for caregiver support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Similes Wallonie (asbl) is a Belgian non-profit that provides free counseling, psychological consultations, and peer support groups for families and friends of people with mental health disorders, complemented by paid professional training programs (customized courses and Formation BREF), an Après-Parents service for long-term care planning funded by the European Social Fund, an online documentation center and boutique, and co-produced awareness media such as the documentary "Dans les ruches."

Product overview

Similes Wallonie is a non-profit association (asbl) providing support, information, and training services for families and friends of people with mental health issues. The organization offers a comprehensive portfolio including counseling services (permanences, psychological consultations), peer support groups (groupes de parole), and professional training programs. Key services include the innovative Après-Parents service addressing future care planning for dependents, specialized family training, and customized professional training programs. The organization also produces educational publications, co-produces documentary films, and participates in European projects like Psicocap+ and the European Social Fund. The documentation center and boutique provide resources including the practical guide "Dans l'ombre des troubles psychiques."

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanences Regular counseling hours offering support and information for families and friends of people with mental health issues in Wallonia.
• Entretiens psychologiques Psychological consultation services provided to families and loved ones of people with mental health conditions.
• Groupes de parole Peer support groups enabling families and friends to share experiences and provide mutual support.
• Service Après-Parents de Similes Wallonie Dedicated service helping parents plan the future care and living arrangements of adult children with mental health disorders after parents can no longer provide care.
• Nos formations familles Training programs designed for families to help them cope with a loved one's mental illness and provide tools to manage the caregiving burden.
• Formation BREF Short professional training program for professionals working with people in mental health situations.
• Nos formations sur-mesure Customized training programs delivered to professionals working with people experiencing mental fragility.
• Nos consultances Consulting services offered to professionals and organizations working in the mental health sector.
• Les équipes mobiles Mobile teams providing outreach support for families and people affected by mental health issues across Wallonia.
• Professional training program Two-day professional training courses for mental health workers priced at 160 euros per person, limited to 20 participants, covering state-of-the-art pathology overview, communication techniques, and action strategies.
• La valise du professionnel Professional toolkit providing resources and materials for professionals working with mental health patients and their families.
• Centre de documentation et Boutique Documentation center offering downloadable documents, bimonthly journals, recommended readings, and an online boutique for publications and guides.
• Dans l'ombre des troubles psychiques Practical guide helping families and friends understand mental health issues and the mechanisms of mental illness; available for purchase in the online boutique.
• Dans les ruches (ciné-documentaire) Documentary film co-produced by Similes Wallonie and Anotherlight, showcasing the experiences of families dealing with mental suffering. Directed by Christophe Hermans, Amandine Bisqueret, and Mathias Desmarres; received 5 nominations at the Magritte Awards.

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• En MieuxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEn Mieux is a partner supporting the association's mission. SimilesWallonie displays the En Mieux logo on its partners section of the website, indicating a collaborative relationship in promoting mental health and well-being in Wallonia.
• LUSS (Ligue des Usagers des Services de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLUSS serves as both a venue partner (hosting events at LUSS Namur, LUSS Liège) and a co-organizer for events like Paroluss and 'L'Après-Parent'. LUSS Liège co-hosted the 'Après-Parent' event with SimilesWallonie and Madras ASBL.
• Aidants Proches asblcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAidants Proches asbl collaborates with SimilesWallonie on caregiver support initiatives, including joint information sessions such as the videoconference on Aidants Proches on May 7, 2025.
• Etincelle asblminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEtincelle asbl (support space for young people whose relatives are in psychological distress) collaborates with SimilesWallonie at events such as the cinema-debate 'La Ruche' at Perwez.
• CrésamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrésam (Centre de Référence en Santé Mentale) is a partner in the Psicocap+ European project and co-organizes events such as the June 5, 2025 conference on 'lieux de liens' in Namur.
• Psicocap+ (European Interreg Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsicocap+ is an Interreg France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen project in which SimilesWallonie is a partner. The project facilitates transitions from institutional psychiatric care to community-based care and promotes de-stigmatization of mental health disorders across borders.
• AVIQ – Agence pour une Vie de QualitécoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVIQ (Agency for a Quality Life) partners with SimilesWallonie for psychological support services such as the permanence psychologique à Namur, providing partial funding and institutional support.
• Quai 10minorGTM or Marketing PartnerQuai 10 cinema in Charleroi hosts SimilesWallonie's cinema-debate events, including the exclusive screening of 'Dans les Ruches' on September 17, 2026.
• Espaces PAD asblminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEspaces PAD asbl co-organizes support groups for bereaved parents (parents endeuillés) with SimilesWallonie, providing a safe space for sharing experiences.
• Réseau 107 BWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRéseau 107 BW (Brabant wallon mental health network) co-organized an information evening on mental health care offerings in Brabant wallon with SimilesWallonie on November 21, 2024.
• Anotherlight (film production)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnotherlight co-produced the documentary film 'Dans les Ruches' with SimilesWallonie, capturing the lived experiences of families dealing with mental health challenges.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Unafam: France's leading national association for families and friends of people living with mental health disorders. Highly comparable to SimilesWallonie in mission, service portfolio (support groups, training, advocacy), and caregiver-focused model, but operating at national scale in France.
• Similes Bruxelles: Brussels-based counterpart under the wider Similes federation serving families of people with mental health issues. Closest structural peer, sharing branding, methodology, and federation affiliation but covering the Brussels-Capital region.
• Aidants Proches asbl: Belgian non-profit supporting informal caregivers ('aidants proches'). Directly comparable in caregiver-support mission and Belgian non-profit structure, though broader than mental-health-specific scope. Active partner of SimilesWallonie.

Regional players

• Centre de Guidance de Liège: Walloon ambulatory mental health center providing clinical outpatient services. Comparable as a Liège-based mental-health service provider in the same regional ecosystem, though clinical rather than caregiver-focused.
• Crésam (Centre de Référence en Santé Mentale): Walloon mental health reference center partnering with SimilesWallonie on Psicocap+. Comparable as a Wallonia-region mental-health non-profit focused on community care and de-stigmatization.
• LUSS (Ligue des Usagers des Services de Santé): Wallonia-based federation of health service users' associations. Comparable as a regional non-profit umbrella organization in the patient/user-rights space and an institutional partner of SimilesWallonie.

Emerging players

• PositiveMinders: Belgian mental health community organization running events, webinars, and awareness campaigns. Comparable as a Belgian mental-health community-driven organization with similar GTM motion (events, community engagement).
• Etincelle asbl: Belgian non-profit providing support spaces for young people whose relatives are in psychological distress. Highly comparable mission to SimilesWallonie's family/youth mental health support, though focused on the youth segment; an active partner.
• Psytoyens: Belgian non-profit mental health user/expert-by-experience organization. Comparable as a Belgian mental-health advocacy and peer-support organization with overlapping stakeholder network.

Broad incumbents

• AVIQ (Agence pour une Vie de Qualité): Walloon public agency overseeing health, disability, and family-support policy, partially funding SimilesWallonie's psychological services. Comparable as a broader regional mental-health ecosystem actor that dwarfs but partners with SimilesWallonie.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SimilesW
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-similes-wallonie

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