Stereotypes are defined as a set of shared beliefs regarding characteristics specific to an individual and behaviors specific to a social group. They are, therefore, the image we form of...

An initial cross-sectional study conducted in 2007, 2008, and 2009 among farm owners and farm workers revealed excess suicide mortality among male farm owners compared to the general...

Jean-Marie Lacau has a daughter with a severe intellectual disability. A former executive in the private sector, at age 40 he gave it all up to found the organization Réseau-Lucioles....

A team of researchers, supported by INPES, analyzed thousands of emails sent to a suicide prevention organization. The organization, referred to here as “Association Y,” had set up an...

Three million French people¹ have suffered from depression over the past twelve months, according to the INPES Health Barometer survey. And eight million people have experienced...

On the occasion of the 12th National Suicide Prevention Days, which took place in February 2008, La Santé de l’homme met with Professor Michel Debout, president of the National Union for...

In the "Practical Assistance" section, an overview is presented, following a seminar held in June 1999 at the initiative of the Central-West Interregional Directorate for Education and...

The "Practical Guidance" section presents an analysis of perceptions regarding suicide, conducted during a seminar held in June 1999 at the initiative of the Central-West Interregional...

In his film *Looking for Eric*, British director Ken Loach strays somewhat from his usual themes—work, society, and history—to explore depression in a style that is part comedy, part...

In 2018, France adopted a “Mental Health and Psychiatry” roadmap, in which suicide prevention is a top priority. Effective prevention tools have been identified; the challenge now is to...