Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo

What Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo does

Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo is a Swiss non-profit foundation headquartered at Rue Sainte-Beuve 4, 1005 Lausanne, that operates a psychiatric day hospital and therapeutic housing facility for adolescents and young adults suffering from mental health conditions. Founded in 1955 by Giovanni Mastropaolo, the institution employs approximately 15 staff and integrates medical psychiatric treatment with a structured program of creative, cultural, equestrian-circus, and sporting activities as therapeutic tools, anchored in a multidisciplinary and social-reintegration methodology developed by the founder and continued under successive directors Mathias Serero (from 1978) and Muriel Reboh-Serero (from 2015). The care portfolio is centered on two core services — the Hôpital de jour (day hospital) and Hébergements thérapeutiques (therapeutic housing) — complemented by publications such as the Cahiers Maïeutiques and collaborative cookbooks (A Table series), which double as fundraising and community-building assets.

The revenue model is overwhelmingly first-party-public: the day hospital is reimbursed under the Swiss mandatory health insurance regime (LAMal/OKP) at standard convention tariffs, and the therapeutic housing is partially covered through cantonal social-assistance programs under LAPRAMS for psychosocial medicalized establishments. There is no equity funding, no parent company, and no public listing; ownership and control rest with the Foundation's Conseil de Fondation. The go-to-market is direct service delivery through physician referral into a single-site facility in the Marterey district of Lausanne, with a documented catchment spanning the Canton of Vaud and occasional cross-border therapeutic programming in Haute-Savoie (La Clusaz) and Italy. Marketing channels are limited to the institutional website (www.maieutique.ch), Instagram (@institut_maieutique), and LinkedIn, with operational storytelling anchored in annual activity reports and community events.

Operationally, the Foundation has invested in facility renewal (premises renovated and inaugurated in March 2025 after nine months of construction), maintained a recurring calendar of cultural partnerships (École-atelier ShanJu, Collectif Caractères mobiles, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, Graap), and participated selectively in external research (Amuze-toi care-game project). Its 2025-2026 program marks the institution's 70th anniversary, underscoring continuity of mission over scale expansion.

Name

Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo

Legal name

Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo

Website

https://maieutique.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Fondation Institut Maïeutique is a Lausanne-based Swiss non-profit operating a psychiatric day hospital and therapeutic housing for adolescents and young adults with mental health conditions, combining clinical care with cultural, creative, and sporting activities and funded primarily through Swiss health insurance (LAMal/OKP) and cantonal social assistance.

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Product category

Mental health day hospital and therapeutic housing services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC)

Keywords

• Psychiatric day hospital
• Therapeutic housing
• Adolescent mental health care
• Social reintegration programs
• Creative arts therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Swiss Health Insurance Revenue: The organization operates under Switzerland's mandatory health insurance system (LAMal/OKP) for outpatient day hospital treatments. Additional funding comes from cantonal social assistance (LAPRAMS) for therapeutic housing services. The revenue model is primarily government-funded through health insurance reimbursements and social welfare contributions.

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Fondation Institut Maïeutique Giovanni Mastropaolo runs a psychiatric day hospital (Hôpital de jour) and therapeutic housing (Hébergements thérapeutiques) for adolescents and young adults suffering from mental health disorders, located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Its care model combines medical psychiatric treatment with a structured program of cultural, creative, and sporting activities — including equestrian-circus workshops, theater, writing, music, and multi-week therapeutic stays — to support rehabilitation and gradual social reintegration. Care is delivered directly to patients under Swiss health insurance (LAMal) and cantonal social assistance (LAPRAMS) frameworks.

Product overview

The Fondation Institut Maïeutique offers a single integrated therapeutic ecosystem centered on its Hôpital de jour (day hospital) for adolescents and young adults with mental health disorders, complemented by therapeutic housing accommodations and creative publications. The institution's approach is multidisciplinary and socially integrative, combining clinical care with cultural activities, creative workshops, and extramural therapeutic stays. The portfolio includes core care services (day hospital, therapeutic housing), published works (Cahiers Maïeutiques, A Table recipe books), and annual cultural conferences organized by the Culture, Creativity and Research Committee.

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Products and services

• Hôpital de jour (Day Hospital) Psychiatric day hospital providing multidisciplinary therapeutic care for adolescents and young adults suffering from mental health disorders, delivered on-site in Lausanne within a structured institutional setting and reimbursed under Swiss LAMal conventions.
• Hébergements thérapeutiques (Therapeutic Housing) Therapeutic residential accommodations supporting patients in their care journey outside the day hospital setting, partially funded through cantonal assistance under LAPRAMS for psychosocial medicalized establishments.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse)minorOthers · 15 February 2018RTS produced and broadcast 'Une vie de jeune en psychiatrie' (A life of young person in psychiatry), a documentary about the Institute's work, aired on Temps Présent program on February 15, 2018.
• École-atelier ShanJucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe equestrian and circus school in Gimel has hosted multiple therapeutic stages for Institute patients since 2022, with 4-5 editions completed. The partnership enables animal-assisted therapy and circus arts as therapeutic tools.
• Collectif Caractères mobilesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWriting collective that conducts writing workshops at the Institute, facilitating creative expression and therapeutic writing activities for patients and staff.
• Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (OCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lausanne Chamber Orchestra performs concerts at the Institute through the 'OCL pour tous' project, providing cultural enrichment experiences for patients.
• Graap (Groupement romand d'appui aux personnes atteintes de troubles psychiques)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute participates in Graap congresses on mental health topics. The 33rd Graap congress in May 2023 addressed 'Lieux de vie et transition' (Living spaces and transitions), relevant to the Institute's concerns.
• Faculté de psychologieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity psychology faculty accepts students for training placements at the Institute, integrating academic training with clinical practice.
• HES-SO (Haute École spécialisée de Suisse occidentale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences sends students for training placements at the Institute across various disciplines.
• Théâtre Vidy-LausanneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Institute hosts theatrical performances and readings by Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne, including the 'La machine dans la forêt' lecture-spectacle, providing cultural experiences for patients.
• NotREHistoire.chminorOthersDocumentary 'Les Enfants rescapés de la seconde guerre mondiale' is archived on the Swiss heritage platform notrehistoire.ch, documenting the Institute's origins.
• Positive Life FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative by CHUV's infectious diseases service working to create new representations of living with HIV and combat discrimination. The Institute attended a screening combined with the Festival Cinéma Jeune Public.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Centre Psychosocial de Bienne (CPB): Swiss outpatient psychosocial center offering psychiatric day hospital services. Comparable outpatient psychiatric model, but operates in a different linguistic/cultural region of Switzerland (German-speaking Biel).
• MDA - Maison Des Adolescents du Valais: Swiss foundation serving adolescents with mental health and psychosocial concerns in neighboring canton Valais. Comparable adolescent-focused mental health mission in a different Swiss canton.

Broad incumbents

• Service de Psychiatrie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent - CHUV: University psychiatric department in Lausanne serving children and adolescents with mental health conditions. Comparable patient population and Lausanne location, but operates at much larger scale within a public hospital system.
• Kinderspital Zürich - Psychosomatik und Psychiatrie: Zurich children's hospital psychiatric and psychosomatic unit offering day hospital care for youth. Comparable adolescent psychiatry day hospital model, but as part of a large university hospital system in German-speaking Switzerland.
• HUG - Service de psychiatrie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent: Geneva University Hospitals' child and adolescent psychiatry service offering outpatient day hospital and inpatient care. Comparable patient demographic (youth mental health) and Swiss public hospital operating model.
• Clinique Les Toises: Swiss private psychiatric clinic in Lausanne offering day hospital and outpatient programs including for youth. Comparable Lausanne location and Swiss insurance-conventioned pricing model, but broader portfolio.

Direct peers

• Clinique La Métairie: Swiss psychiatric clinic offering rehabilitation and residential treatment with therapeutic activities. Comparable as a mid-sized Swiss psychiatric facility using creative/therapeutic approaches similar to Institut Maïeutique's methodology.
• Fondation de Nant: Swiss Romandy private foundation operating psychiatric services including day hospital and residential care. Directly comparable as a regional non-profit psychiatric foundation in the same geographic and regulatory environment as Institut Maïeutique.
• Fondation Le Relais (Maison de l'Adolescent): Swiss foundation specifically serving adolescents with mental health and psychosocial difficulties in the Romandy region. Highly comparable mission, target population, and non-profit foundation structure.
• ORIF (Organisation Romande d'Intégration et de Formation): Swiss Romandy foundation providing psychosocial rehabilitation and integration services for young people. Comparable non-profit foundation model serving similar adolescent demographic with therapeutic reintegration focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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