Making Sleep Visible – Follow the Sleep Network on LinkedIn
With a LinkedIn campaign, the Sleep Network is raising awareness about the importance of sleep for health, prevention, and quality of life.
Sleep Chatbot – Test now
On behalf of Health Promotion Switzerland, Beobachter Verlag, in collaboration with the Sleep Network, has developed a sleep-themed chatbot that can be tested in the coming months.
All content underpinning the Sleep Chatbot was provided or reviewed by experts from the Sleep Network. The Sleep Chatbot is available to everyone free of charge and without login or registration.
Sleep disorders cost Switzerland 15 billion
Medical treatments, reduced performance, illness-related absences, long-term inability to work: poor sleep among the Swiss population is costing our healthcare system and our economy dearly. A recent study puts a figure on the direct and indirect costs of sleep disorders.
Prof. Dr. Björn Rasch interviewed on Late Night Zürich
Björn Rasch (Chairman of Netzwerk Schlaf) discusses in an interview how stress, rumination, and everyday habits affect our sleep. He explains why good sleep is not purely a matter of willpower, dispels common sleep myths, and uses scientific findings to show which strategies and routines really help to sleep better in the long term.
Networking Event 10/28/2026, 12 PM–5 PM
Sleep disorders are among the most common health problems and represent a public health challenge. At the 2026 network event, experts from science, politics, and healthcare will discuss current findings and solution approaches.
Look forward to the keynote by Dr. Luisa Welter on the burden of sleep disorders in Switzerland, as well as insights into innovative prevention projects: Prof. Dr. Christoph Nissen and Prof. Michael Kaess will present the SLEEPexpert Teens project for early detection and early intervention of chronic sleep disorders in adolescents. Dr. med. Felicia Dutray will present Re-MIND, a project to support refugees in coping with insomnia and nightmare disorders.
An interactive workshop also offers the opportunity to actively shape the future priorities of the network.
Take the opportunity to network in person!