Created in 2019, the Erie Foundation is the result of one family joining forces hoping to create real lasting change.

The foundation focuses on mental health and supports projects which help improve prevention, care, research and people’s perceptions to mental illness.

The foundation has made a commitment to advocate for changes in public policy that will lead to better mental health for us all.

Why mental
health?

Mental health affects us all.

However, it is still the ‘poor relation’
when it comes to both public and private investment.
The Erie Foundation decided to take on this challenge
and place it at the heart of its mission.

Its aim is to listen to the experience
of people working in the field and then work
to support them so every individual receives
efficient, appropriate and rapid care.

“Mental health is a state of well-being that enables people to realize their abilities, cope with the stresses of life, work successfully and contribute to their community.

In a positive sense, mental health is essential for an individual’s well-being and the functioning of a community.”

World Health Organization

Who are we?

The Erie Foundation supports organizations that run projects which take a humanist and innovative approach to mental health. It consists of a Board of Directors, a Scientific Board and a coordinating team.

The Erie Foundation operates the Erie Fund, hosted by the King Baudouin Foundation.

Board of Directors

The five founding family members decide on the Foundation’s strategic direction and select which projects to support.

Scientific Board

The Board of Directors can draw on advice from a panel of experts who have collective expertise covering the whole range of mental health issues.

The coordinating team

is responsible for developing and implementing the strategy and liaising with the governance of the foundation.

Portrait Project sponsor

Sandrine Broutin

Executive director of Oeuvre Falret

« It’s about having intellectual rigour and refusing to make plans without involving the people concerned. »

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Portrait Project sponsor

Caroline Matte

Co-founder and Director of La Maison Perchée.

« Ensuring that the people concerned are included at every stage of the project. »

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Portrait Beneficiary

Vincent Gross

Employee at the ‘Manège réenchanté au Jardin Pêcheur’ and member of the Clubhouse in Bordeaux

« [...] We urgently need to create more spaces which aim to foster social reintegration and help people come out of isolation [...] and prepare each individual to enter employment, in accordance with their wishes and capabilities. »

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Portrait Expert

Dr. Jean-Victor Blanc

He is a psychiatrist and addictologist at Saint-Antoine Hospital (AP-HP, Paris), a lecturer at Sorbonne University and founder of ‘Culture Pop et Psy’.

« [...] the priority ought to be finally changing our attitudes towards mental health. [...] By moving away from these stereotypes, we can revisit certain clichés, which will let us better look after ourselves and also promote inclusion. »

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Portrait Expert

Denis Legay

Psychiatrist

« Despite the undeniable recent progress, mental health remains a hard concept to get to grips with and there is a great need [...] for information, bottom-up approaches and monitoring to counteract negative images. »

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Portrait Project sponsor