Every November, the Movember movement encourages men to look after their health, including their mental health. It is a vital issue: in France, suicide is three times more common among men than among women.
Anger that flares up over a detail, tears that come without warning, a lump in the throat that will not go away. Overwhelming emotions are frightening. Yet they almost always have something to say.
For children of separated parents, the end-of-year holidays often mean suitcases, journeys and a shared calendar. Well prepared, they can remain a happy time. Badly negotiated, they become a battleground, and children are the first to suffer.
Dreaded family meals, a tight budget, loneliness that weighs more than usual: for many, the end of the year is anything but a magical interlude. Understanding this anxiety helps to get through it.
Whether chosen or imposed, a separation turns everything upside down: daily life, housing, the children, one's self-image. A crisis that resembles grief, and takes time to become a new beginning.
Three in the morning, eyes wide open. Work, money, the children, something said badly the day before: thoughts follow one another and you cannot stop them. Night-time rumination is one of the main causes of sleepless nights.
Women, men, children: understanding violence, knowing your rights and where to find help.
After a year of near stability, the number of domestic violence victims recorded by the French police and gendarmerie rose by 5% in 2025. Behind the figure, published on 5 November, lies a reality that remains largely unreported.
Every November, a national day in France reminds everyone that bullying at school is not "just something between children". The signs to know, the figures, and the number to remember: 3018.
On 15 October, the French Ministry of the Interior published its annual study on violent deaths within couples. Behind these figures are hundreds of thousands of victims of violence every year, only a minority of whom file a complaint.
They account for about one in six victims of domestic violence. But between shame, the fear of not being believed and the image of the man who “must take it”, many male victims stay silent.
Divorce without a judge, a cooling-off period, mediation, a simplified procedure since 2021: French divorce law has changed a great deal in ten years. The essential landmarks to find your way before you start.
Judicial review of seclusion and restraint, a bill to ban mechanical restraint by 2030, reimbursed sessions with psychologists… In a few years, the rights of mental health patients in France have changed considerably. An overview.
The first Christmas without him, without her. For bereaved people, the end of the year is often one of the hardest times. There is no recipe, but there are a few landmarks to get through these days when absence is felt more strongly.
A book by Hervé Dellière, psychoanalyst, to understand grief, welcome one's emotions and gradually find a way back to life.
What if living after loss did not mean forgetting, but learning to love differently?
A book to understand grief, welcome one's emotions and gradually find a way back to life.
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In an emergency in France: 15 (SAMU) · 3114 (suicide prevention) · 17 (police) · 119 (children at risk) · 112.
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