As part of the National Nutrition and Health Program, a group of experts, at the request of the Director General of Health, conducted an assessment of the current state of breastfeeding...

Since 2005, "youth consumer counseling services" have been established throughout France, primarily to help users of cannabis and other psychoactive substances reduce or stop their use....

Interview with Jean-Pierre Couteron, a clinical psychologist at a "youth counseling center" at the Center for Addiction Treatment, Support, and Prevention in Mantes-la-Jolie (Yvelines)...

An examination of the evolution of the nursing profession, from the creation of the nursing degree in 1922 through the 2009 training reform, shows how the role of care and prevention...

In France, the National Education System’s social services department is a specialized social services agency organized according to the groups it serves: schoolchildren, students, and...

Numerous scientific studies show that children and adolescents who experience difficult life events may have impaired health or social adjustment in adulthood. The main adversities...

A survey recently published by INPES shows that the use of addictive substances—alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other drugs—is on the rise among young people in French Polynesia. By...

In the Toulouse school district, a program on emotional and sexual education has been implemented in several schools, from preschool through high school. This program has focused in...

In the Caen school district, social workers and teachers have collaborated to develop a resource guide for addressing child abuse prevention in middle schools. This project was led by...

In the Languedoc-Roussillon region, a study was conducted among young mothers under the age of 21. The study examines the impact of early motherhood on educational and employment...