Originating in Denmark and recently introduced in France, the "Living Library" initiative provides a space for dialogue where people living with mental health conditions can share their...

The European program for mental health prevention and promotion brings together regions from four countries (France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg). As part of this partnership, joint...

In Quebec, a coalition of advocacy groups has conducted a critical analysis of the current mental health plan and has just repeated the process for the next plan (2012–2017). The...

For the first time in France, former users of mental health care services will be eligible for recruitment as "peer health mediators." Various international programs, drawing on the...

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

Social participation in the context of healthy aging has been promoted internationally since the early 2000s. It is part of a broader effort to prevent illness and promote health. Within...

It is important to ensure consistency between preventive measures in the social sector and efforts to reduce chronic diseases.

A comprehensive and positive policy approach to aging requires two prerequisites: first, taking into account the diversity of individual experiences—and thus life courses—and second,...

Frédéric Balard invites us to reflect on how the concept of social participation is increasingly being established as a universal goal. Indeed, the development of a model for active and...

The caregiver and the care recipient form a "pair." The caregiver's support of their loved one affects their social life. The necessary consideration of the caregiver’s social...