General practitioners do not necessarily feel equipped to support young people who consume excessive amounts of alcohol or cannabis. However, according to Philippe Castera, general...

The city of La Roche-sur-Yon has implemented a comprehensive program to prevent excessive drinking among young people: training for educators and teachers, prevention initiatives at...

In response to reports of excessive alcohol consumption in Montpellier, a mobile team of three young outreach workers patrols the city center at night to spread a message of...

Interview with Claudine Perez-Diaz, a researcher at CNRS/Cesames (Center for Research on Psychotropic Drugs, Mental Health, and Society) at Paris-Descartes University. Why and how do...

Winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, *Entre les murs* (The Class), Laurent Cantet's film released in France in September 2008, sparked intense debate in educational...

Mental distress and unwellness are the number one health issue among young people living in precarious circumstances or facing social exclusion. Christis Demetriades, a clinical...

In 2008, Crésif trained eighty professionals from local employment agencies in health education. These training sessions are continuing in 2009. Dr. Meryem Belkacemi points out that...

The constant media coverage of new and emerging risks—such as avian influenza and SARS—has heightened the public’s perception of these risks, sometimes to a degree that is out of...

Local missions—486 of them in France—are tasked with supporting young people in their transition into the workforce. Taking their health into account and providing support to promote...

In 1981, Bertrand Schwartz, in a report that remains relevant today, painted an alarming picture of the situation facing young people struggling to enter the workforce and made...