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Mental health: What are we talking about?
Long confined to psychiatric disorders, the concept of mental health has expanded to now include everyone’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being. This comprehensive and...
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Positive Mental Health: The Challenge of Measurement
As an essential aspect of health, mental health is often viewed through the lens of mental disorders. Positive mental health, for which there is still no universally accepted definition,...
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From Psychiatry to Mental Health: 200 Years of Turbulent History
The concept of mental health is a relatively recent one, having emerged in the wake of the transformations in psychiatry over the past two hundred years, particularly with the rise of...
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There is no mental health without social justice
Mental health is not merely a matter of disorders or individual circumstances. It is shaped, weakened, or strengthened by a wide range of social, economic, political, and cultural...
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Social connections: a key pillar of mental health
It is important to understand the risk and protective factors for mental health in order to address their environmental determinants, such as living conditions. Among these, social...
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Considering the living environment to support mental health
In France, 4.2 million people live in substandard housing, including 350,000 who are homeless. This social issue is compounded by a less visible mental health challenge. Indeed, decent...
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Building a shared project through a comprehensive, community-based, and participatory approach [interview]
Local Mental Health Councils (CLSMs) are tasked with combating stigma surrounding mental health, addressing social determinants, preventing mental health disorders, promoting the social...
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Youth centers play a key role in mental health [Interview]
Youth Centers (MDA) are places where young people aged 11 to 25 can receive free, anonymous, and informal support and counseling. Professionals there listen to them and offer fun or...
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For urban planning that promotes the well-being of city dwellers
Today's cities, where half the world's population is concentrated, do not provide their residents with a good quality of life. There are many risk factors for mental health: pollution,...
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Performing quality work: a key factor in mental well-being
Addressing mental health in the workplace cannot be reduced to superficial measures aimed at preventing psychosocial risks (PSRs) or promoting well-being. Dietary advice, lifestyle...