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PROJECT
Kusa
Addictive behaviors, particularly cannabis use, can begin as early as adolescence, leaving a lasting impact on young people’s health and future trajectories. A state-recognized public benefit organization, the Fondation Santé des Étudiants de France (FSEF) specializes in adolescent and young adult care, supporting more than 13,000 youth aged 10 to 25 annually across clinics and specialized care facilities in France.
The Erié Foundation supports the KUSA program, an innovative prevention initiative that uses manga and anime to build psychosocial skills among students and educational staff, equipping them to better address addictive behaviors, particularly cannabis use.
Following a successful pilot program in Sceaux that showed the program’s impact, FSEF is expanding KUSA to schools across Île-de-France, Brittany, and Nouvelle-Aquitaine to broaden its reach and strengthen regional prevention efforts.
The program is officially recognized in the health promotion registry of Santé publique France, the national public health agency.