The MSA is developing a suicide prevention plan for farmers on the ground. Spotlight on the MSA in Armorique. In two departments—Finistère and Côtes-d’Armor—the MSA has established a...

Sexuality and the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and HIV—topics that remain taboo in facilities for people with intellectual disabilities—have been the focus of a specific...

For many chronic conditions, rest has long been the standard of care, but today we are witnessing a true paradigm shift: scientific studies show that physical activity (PA) has...

Jean-Marie Lacau has a daughter with a severe intellectual disability. A former executive in the private sector, at age 40 he gave it all up to found the organization Réseau-Lucioles....

In 1993, Professor Michel Debout submitted a landmark report on suicide to the Economic and Social Council, as it was the French Republic’s first official report on the subject. Twenty...

Prevention messages are not tailored to young people with intellectual disabilities, notes Éric Marchandet, a sociologist, parent of a child with a disability, and president of an...

This literature review highlights the fact that family and friends most often express support for a fulfilling sex life for people with disabilities. Furthermore, it has been observed...

An initial cross-sectional study conducted in 2007, 2008, and 2009 among farm owners and farm workers revealed excess suicide mortality among male farm owners compared to the general...

Stereotypes are defined as a set of shared beliefs regarding characteristics specific to an individual and behaviors specific to a social group. They are, therefore, the image we form of...

A team of researchers, supported by INPES, analyzed thousands of emails sent to a suicide prevention organization. The organization, referred to here as “Association Y,” had set up an...