Mental health in France: great national cause 2025, but at what price ?

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< Class Blockquote = "Twitter-tweet" >< P Lang = "Fr" Dir = "LTR" > 1️⃣ employee/4️⃣ is said in poor health. @Gouvernementfr has erected mental health in large national cause 2025. & nbsp; < br >< br >“Let's talk about mental health!” »With my psychiatric support, the system which offers up to 12 reimbursed sessions 👉 https://t.co/2a752aorq1 https://t.co/rhdn9pyflw

~662>— Cramif (@cramif) April 10, 2025

< H5 >< Strong > The causes of a crisis in multiple facets < P > 62 > 62 >The deterioration of mental health in France is explained by an interlacing of factors. Economic pressures, marked by persistent inflation and public debt deemed unbearable by 81 % of French people, mine the morale of citizens. Social inequalities restrict access to psychological care, especially in rural areas or disadvantaged neighborhoods. Social networks, by exacerbating toxic comparisons, accentuate isolation, especially among young people. The France-Soir survey highlights an additional cause: among the 9 % of vaccinated declaring side effects, 8 % evoke depressive disorders, suggesting a possible link with the management of the health crisis and the massive vaccination campaign, although this hypothesis remains without official validation. Above all, 59% of French people claim to have felt a vaccination pressure or obligation, a constraint experienced as an attack on their autonomy, fueling distrust of the State. < P > The period of the COVVI-19 and its strict confinements (2020-2021) marked a decisive turning point. The restrictions broke the social ties and generated a wave of collective anxiety: according to Public Health France, the anxio-depressive disorders show a prevalence at 26% in 2021 or 12 points above the level outside the epidemic. < img data-entity-uuid = "CAFBDD0E-B0D3-4461-A427-E2B73AFA5B09" DATA-BENTITY-TYPE = "FILE" ALT = "SPF Barometer on mental health" Width = "945" Height = "393" LOADING = "Lazy" SRC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Inline-Images/Image_208.png" >< P > The confinements, presented as inevitable, have left deep traces: unaccompanied mourning, isolation, and for many, an increasing distrust of institutions. According to a France-Soir survey, 62 % of French people believe that the media, often aligned with official speeches, have amplified fears linked to the health crisis while obscuring its psychological impacts. This management, deemed biased, has strengthened the feeling of abandonment in the face of mental health needs. < br > & nbsp; < H5 >< Strong >The mental health of the President: a mirror of the national crisis ?< P > Questions on mental health are not limited to citizens: they also affect the summit of the state. Emmanuel Macron himself admitted to a journalist Mohamed Bouhafsi having crossed a “< EM > very serious depression “, Information & nbsp; who has aroused strong concerns. This revelation, coupled with the absence of regular health bulletins-despite < Strong > Transparency promises -, Drive < EM > France-Soir to seek Dr. Perrochon, chief of the Élysée, The state of health of the president. < P > of analysts evoke a possible “< EM > Institutional mistreatment ” exercised by the Head of State, whose decisions – such as the health pass or controversial declarations (“< EM > 62 > 62 ~ 62I really want to piss off the non-vacinés “)-could have < Strong > aggravate psychological distress of the French. If the president suffers himself, how can he guide a nation plagued by an unprecedented mental crisis ? This question, raised by a request for an impediment filed before the Constitutional Council, remains unanswered, the Council being declared incompetent. < br > & nbsp; < H5 >< Strong > Government: the origin of the evils or bearer of solutions ?< P > Is Government < Strong > Responsible for psychic disorders ? The figures point to significant responsibility. The distrust of the authorities reaches heights: 76 % of French people criticize the management of Emmanuel Macron, and only 4 % believe that it guides the country in the right direction. Institutions are not spared: 69 % disapprove of the National Assembly, 58 % the Senate. The vaccine bonds, felt as coercive by 70 % of respondents, crystallized this fracture. The prolonged confinements, the restrictions of freedoms and a perceived communication as anxiety -provoking have amplified collective anxiety. The millions of depression cases add a controversial dimension on opacity around vaccines: the French criticize the authorities < Strong > a lack of transparency on the side effects . ~. < P >< Strong > Macron sick fellow citizens ?Beyond his own mental health, policies under his presidency are accused of having aggravated the crisis. Measures, such as the health pass, are qualified by a psychoanalyst as “< EM > Rape of consent “. Infantilization-“< EM > do what I say, not what I do “-would have, according to the article, < Strong > divided the company, from the fracture between vaccinated and non -vacinated to families torn apart by ideological cleavages Dégoupillée Granada “, or the proposal to pool nuclear weapons – against the advice of many French – < Strong >Strengthen the idea of ​​a disconnected president, unable to appease a nation in suffering . < P >< Strong > How a government perceived as responsible could be the solution ? The paradox Initiatives like the month of mental health organized by the City of Paris or the “My Psy Support” system (12 reimbursed sessions) arouse doubt. & Amp; nbsp; a psychologist explains “& nbsp; < EM > many French questions the efficiency of these measures with underfunding and waiting times crippling & nbsp; ”. Public sector psychiatrists display waiting lists up to a year, and liberal psychologists remain inaccessible for the most modest (only 5,000 psychologists have signed an agreement on 75,000 practitioners). The testimonies abound: Marie, 34, confides: “< em >I gave up after six months of search for an affordable psychologist . “Stone, student, adds:” < EM > Speeches on mental health sound hollow when the services are saturated . “Claire, 42, attributes her depression to her vaccination, a link that she struggles to have recognized:” < EM > I am told that it is in my head, but I want clear answers. “” Testimonies are raining and the medical deherence seems to have taken precedence. Class = “Twitter-tweet” Data-Media-Max-Width = “560” >< P Lang = "FR" Dir = "LTR" >#Monsoutienpsy | My psychic support is a device that offers up to 12 support sessions with a partner psychologist 💭 < br >< Br > It is addressed to anyone who feels anxious, depressed or in moderate psychic suffering. < Br >< Br > 62 > 62 > 62 ~Do not stay alone with your malite. < P > – Health insurance (@assur_maladie) March 30, 2025 < P > by imposing authoritarian measures, the government has undermined its credibility. Proposing solutions without recognizing these errors seems to be vain. The 80 % of French considering that elected officials do not act in their interest require a deep change. < br > & nbsp;

< H5 >< Strong > restore confidence: a challenge Colossal < P > How to restore confidence in discredited institutions ? The mission is arduous. The surveys < em > France-Soir/Bonsens.org reveal a deep rupture: 76 % of French people do not trust the government, and 73 % judge that it does not work for their good. This distrust extends to the media: 62 % accuse them of bias, and 84 % of having amplified fears. To reverse the trend, several tracks emerge, but they require a clear break with current practices:

< Ul >< li >< Strong > Total transparency : 70 % of French having felt a vaccine obligation < Strong > request accounts . A < Strong > Independent commission of inquiry on the management of the COVID crisis, including side effects, could appease tensions. However, it should not act as for the senatorial commission on the Nestlé Waters affair which aspired to “& nbsp; < EM > Make all the light ” having regard to the serious crisis of confidence. Alexis Kholer will not defend at their request and the commission which “& nbsp; < EM > protest without acting leaves the executive to trample the democratic principles & nbsp;” < em >. 62 ~ br > 62 > 62& nbsp;

< li >< Strong > Participatory democracy : with 53 % of French demanding the resignation of Macron and 95 % wishing to reduce public spending, the aspiration to resume the power is clear. Of < Strong > Referendums on subjects such as health or debt could restore a feeling of control . ~. < br > & nbsp;

< li >< Strong > Investments Concrete : mental health requires means: recruiting psychiatrists, decentralizing care, making psychologists accessible. Currently, only 48 % of French people feel protected by the state. < br > & nbsp;

< li >< Strong > Fight against stigmatization : despite the campaigns, the depression remains taboo by media stories deemed biased by 47 % of French people.

< img data-entity-uuid = "adecf19e-18e1-411e-9a78-49716fdec509" Data-entity-Type = "File" Alt = "France under anti-depressor ?" Width = "558" Height = "391" Loading = "Lazy" Class = "Lazyload" src = "/Sites/Default/Files/Inline-Images/Image_209.png" >< H5 >< Br >< Strong > A Critical Angle: Break the circle vicious < P >The stigma of mental disorders, including depression potentially linked to vaccines, remains a major obstacle. Employers are struggling to support their employees, and the media, accused by 84 % of French people to amplify fears, contribute to this deleterious climate. The link with the COVID crisis is central: confinements and vaccine obligations (59 % feeling of constraint) have not only exacerbated disorders, but also fueled lasting mistrust. The silence of the authorities on the 1.0 % vaccinated declaring serious side effects of COVVID vaccination aggravates this fracture. Especially when we take into consideration the difficulties they have in having their disorders recognized – a real obstacle course against the system.

< P > The mental health crisis in France requires < Strong > Many more than symbolic declarations . She calls for truth, investment and reconstruction of confidence. As André Gide pointed out, “< EM > worry is the beginning of knowledge ” (Les Nouritures Terre, 1897). This collective anxiety could become the ferment of a real change, provided that the institutions dare to face the disturbing truths. Albert Camus, meanwhile, reminds us: “< em >Freedom is not the lack of commitment, but the capacity to act according to his conscience “(The Revolted Man, 1951). < H4 > Read also Affront to transparency & nbsp;: the reasons for the “kohler”. A complaint against X filed for witness subornation. Yes, anger, that of the French. Well ? because Alexis Kohler, then secretary general of the Élysée from 2017 to April 2025, allowed himself to refuse to appear … April 14, 2025 – 13:00 Opinions I'm sick ! (first part) Editorial – this n ' is not me who speaks, nor Serge Lama who sings this song released in 1973, (on music of D & Amp;#039; Alice Dona). And either it is not the patient imagined … June 21, 2024 – 16:00 Opinions Has Macron made his fellow citizens sick with the institutional mistreatment of the population & nbsp; ? (I am sick-Part 2) Hello everyone. This editorial could have been called “I am sick, completely ill”, following his first published part of the day before yesterday which focused on the psychologi state … June 23, 2024 – 10:23 Opinions < P >< Strong > The article you liked ? It mobilized our editorial staff which only lives from your gifts. < Br > Information has a cost, especially since competition from subsidized writing requires additional rigor and professionalism. < P > With your support, France-Soir will continue to offer its articles for free & nbsp; we think that everyone must have access to free and independent information to forge their own opinion. < P > You are the sine qua non condition for our existence, support us for France-Soir to remain the French media which makes the most legitimate express.