Aging well isn't just about eating right, getting more exercise, and drinking less (or not at all?)... At least, that’s what the movies seem to suggest. There aren’t very many films that...

They are between 95 and 100 years old—how do they view old age? Anthropologist Frédéric Balard interviewed 100 people described as “very old.” It’s a label they reject—not without a...

Interview with Jean-Claude Henrard, professor emeritus at the University of Versailles – Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines and gerontologist. Professor Jean-Claude Henrard advocates a...

Interview with Jean-Pierre Aquino, a geriatrician, public health physician, and gerontologist. Training professionals in prevention and evaluating the outcomes of interventions are the...

As president of the National Gerontology Foundation, Geneviève Laroque takes stock of the policies promoting the health of older adults implemented in France over the past few decades....

Originating in Denmark and recently introduced in France, the "Living Library" initiative provides a space for dialogue where people living with mental health conditions can share their...

For nearly two years, a team of researchers and professionals from the health, social services, and employment sectors worked with thirty people living with mental health conditions to...

Isolated and faced with the distress of a loved one struggling with a mental illness, families and caregivers often find themselves in dire straits. The Prospect-famille program, led by...

For the first time in France, former users of mental health care services will be eligible for recruitment as "peer health mediators." Various international programs, drawing on the...

Over the past decade, local mental health councils have been established in cities across France. To date, more than 100 cities have established such councils, and about 20 are...