2023-07-17 12:37:40
As of June 1, 2023, 60,831 people are trained in Mental Health First Aid (PSSM), designed on the model of “lifesaving gestures” adapted to the problems of mental suffering, welcomes the Government in a press release (below). The objective of 150,000 first aiders trained in 2025 is reaffirmed.
Amplifying the deployment of mental health first aid is one of the key measures of the Mental Health and Psychiatry Conference announced by the President of the Republic on September 28, 2021. A target of 60,000 first aid workers trained by the end of 2023 was then set. set by the Ministry of Health. It has already been achieved, with 60,831 people trained in mental health first aid in France as of June 1, 2023.
A strong ambition to deploy mental health first aid training in all environments
Mental health first aid, born in Australia in 2000, has been proven in 24 countries. Adapted in France since 2019, it is aimed at anyone wishing to be better informed on the subject and able to provide help if necessary to a person in suffering in their entourage (family or friendly circle, work group, etc.).
Designed on the model of “lifesaving gestures”, training in first aid in mental health allows a better knowledge of mental health, psychological disorders, an identification of these disorders and gives elements to know how to react in front of a person in pain or in crisis. This system in no way replaces care for the people concerned by professionals, but encourages earlier recourse to care and contributes to combating the stigmatization of mental disorders by disseminating a culture of mental health in the community. Company.
An already wide deployment in the student environment
As part of the Mental Health and Psychiatry Roadmap initiated in 2018, the Ministry of Health and Prevention and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research are committed to the deployment of mental health first aid in the student environment, with training for students and staff from student health services and CROUS, through partnerships between regional health agencies and universities. Today, with nearly 5,000 people trained, 8% of French first aiders work in a student environment.
The three public services mobilized
To contribute to the objective of training first aiders throughout France, an inter-ministerial circular co-signed by the minister responsible for health and the minister for the public service was published on February 23, 2022. It aims for a generalized deployment of first aid in mental health in the three public functions, on a voluntary basis.
The objective of 150,000 first aiders by 2025
On June 30, 2023, the National Committee for monitoring the deployment of first aid in mental health was held for the 4th time, bringing together the institutions involved around the General Directorate of Health. This meeting enabled progress to be shared. It was also an opportunity to acknowledge the essential contribution of various players (PSSM-France association, Mental Health France federation, National union of families and friends of sick and/or mentally disabled people – Unafam, INFIPP). The objective of reaching 150,000 first aiders trained in France by 2025 has been reaffirmed.
To be healthy is to be in good physical and mental health. Mental health is an integral part of our overall health. The World Health Organization states that“good mental health enables individuals to achieve self-fulfilment, overcome the normal stresses of life, perform productive work and contribute to the life of their community”. In this positive sense, mental health is the foundation of an individual’s well-being and the proper functioning of a society.
• Press release from the Ministry of Solidarity and Health, 12 July. A dedicated site for the general public makes it possible to find training near you.
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