This special issue of *La santé de l'homme*, consisting of nine articles, addresses the challenges and shortcomings of the mental health system and outlines the main directions of the...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), quality of life is: “an individual’s perception of their place in life, within the context of the culture and value system in which they...

For two years, social science researchers observed the conditions under which patients with mental health disorders were received and their urgent psychiatric requests were handled. Many...

Contrary to popular belief, students are not heavy users of cannabis and other psychoactive substances, as shown by the analyses in the INPES Health Barometer. The same is true for...

Like many other cities, Marseille—through its elected officials and municipal departments—is confronted with the issue of mental health through complex, serious, and recurring situations...

Originating in Denmark and recently introduced in France, the discussion forum known as the “Living Library” allows people living with mental health conditions to share their personal...

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

For the first time in France, former users of the mental health care system will be able to be recruited 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 such councils, and about 20 are considering...

In Quebec, a coalition of advocacy groups has conducted a critical analysis of the mental health plan currently being implemented and has just repeated the process for the next plan...