Nicolas Daumerie, a psychologist and project officer at the WHO Collaborating Center for Mental Health Research and Training, defines the concept of empowerment and presents the joint...

Giving patients a real opportunity to take charge of their own lives and live as well as possible with their illness is one of the goals of empowerment in mental health. Over the past...

The new procedures for accessing medical information—which have become more accessible since the 2002 Public Health Act—are bringing about significant changes in the caregiver-patient...

Through a series of articles, *La Santé de l'homme* traces the evolution of conceptions of mental health, from the realms of hygienism and morality to that of public health. The authors’...

The National Study on Children’s Well-Being (Enabee), launched by Santé publique France in 2021, aims to assess the mental health of children ages 3–11 by giving them a voice—which is...

Health screenings in preschool enable early detection, but in the absence of a national protocol, their implementation and epidemiological analysis vary from one department in the...

The health benefits of sports are well established. While the National Sport and Health Strategy 2025–2030 proposes 12 concrete measures to promote physical activity, it is essential to...

Primary care physicians have a role to play in alcohol prevention. A validated tool enables them to identify risky drinking patterns and offer brief interventions to their patients. Its...

The “Une affaire de famille!” program aims to break the cycle of family suffering to prevent addiction. Participants gain a better understanding of their family history and patterns of...

Interventions at parties aim to reduce the risks associated with alcohol consumption—traffic accidents, alcohol poisoning, and gender-based and sexual violence. The Avenir Santé...