PORTRAIT Expert

Charles-Edouard Notredame

Psychiatrist in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Department at the UHC University Hospital of Lille and senior lecturer at the University of Lille.

« Access to care is one of the cornerstones of mental health. »

What’s the first thing you would like to change so that taking care of one’s mental health is as straightforward as looking after your physical health?

Access to care is one of the cornerstones of mental health. There’s a fine balance in terms of democratic health care regarding this very private but also very social issue. I’d like to see a gateway to accessing mental health services which is clear and easy to navigate and based on the unconditional belief that the need is legitimate. It’s about access that is universal but also proportionate, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people who are furthest removed from care services socially or geographically. A dynamic gateway able to anticipate people’s future needs built on a relationship of confidence. A gateway should be able to intervene, evaluate a situation and point people towards the right resources. A gateway which create better connections between what is needed, and the competences required to meet those needs. A gateway that helps us organize our work better so we can be more efficient and fairer. Also a system that is structurally more sensitive to and available for those that are in distress in society.

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 Expert

Dr. Jean-Victor Blanc

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

« [...] the priority here should be working to finally shift how we regard mental health. [...] By moving away from these stereotypes, we can revisit certain clichés, which will allow us to look after ourselves better and also promote inclusion. »

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Portrait Beneficiary

Vincent Gross

Employee at the ‘Manège réenchanté au Jardin Pêcheur’ and member of the Clubhouse in Bordeaux, VIncent Gross is a HEC business school graduate with an MBA.

« [...] 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 find employment, according to their wishes and capabilities. »

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Portrait Project sponsor

Pierre Maly

Manager and a volunteer at Le Jardin Pêcheur, a restaurant in Bordeaux providing employment to disabled people

« [...] Dealing with every employee on a case-by-case basis and having an honest discussion about what’s possible and what their limits are. »

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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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