Groups of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry (and other addresses) in France

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Warning! We cannot guarantee for the correctness of the addresses nor the actual political or personal positions of the persons or groups on the list. User/survivor of psychiatry groups have different positions and perspectives. Trying out contact addresses is always at your own risk. / ENUSP does not accept any money from the drug industry. National, regional and local organisations, however, take their own decisions. For reasons of transparency, we refer to a (co-)financing by pharmaceutical companies as far as we know about it by the addition "sponsored by pharmaceutical companies."

• Nation-wide Organisations

  • * Advocacy France: organisation from (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry, professionals and relatives · Target group: (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry · Aims: development of advocacy and self-help. "We help people who call us by phone or send us a letter when they feel to have some prejudice, social exclusion and segregation because they are users in mental health and psychiatry. We set up convivial citizens' places, until now in Paris, Caen, Vire, Perpignan, Prades, Rouen and Grenoble. The users are responsible for their activities and mutual self-help · Organisation form: central, registered and democratic organisation with 600 members all over France; representative organisation, recognised by government, active at congresses at other public assemblies · Status of workers: volunteers and workers · Funding: by subventions of DGAS, DRASS and "Fondation de France" (no governmental funding); medical and pharmaceutical industry sponsoring is refused · Publications: web sie www.advocacy66.org, Magazine "MEGAPHONE" · Contact: Advocacy France 32, Avenue de Grande Bretagne, 66000 Perpignan, France, E-mail advocacy66[at]wanadoo.fr and perpignan-po.advocacy[at]orange.fr

  • Association française contre l'abus psychiatrique (AFCAP; french association again psychiatric abuse). Publications: web site http://afcap.free.fr

  • Association Française de personnes souffrant de Troubles Obsessionnels et Compulsifs (AFTOC; association of people suffering from obsessive compulsive disorders) · Publications: web site www.aftoc.fr.st/ · Contact: AFTOC, C. DEMONFAUCON, 12, route de Versailles, F-78117 Chateaufort, Tel. +33 1 39566722, +33 2 31440381, +33 1 39717949, E-mail eode[at]club-internet.fr or aftoc[at]club-internet.fr

  • * FNAP Psy (Fédération Nationale des Associations de Patients et [ex] Patients "PSY"; French network of users' associations): La FNAP Psy est une fédération d' associations Françaises de Patients ou d'ex-patients qui regroupe actuellement une vingtaine d'associations. Elle donne la force supplémentaire à chacune de ses associations membres et les représente auprès des instances concernées. Elle facilite le développement des associations et tente d'en créer, là où il n'en existe pas. Tant à l'égard des individus que de ses associations membres, elle remplit également une mission d'information · Contact: FNAP Psy, 24, rue de Maubeuge, 75009 PARIS, Tel. +33 1 45260837; Mobile +33 6 64291591, Fax +33 1 42821417, E-mail fnappsy[at]yahoo.fr. English information

  • FRANCE DÉPRESSION: L'association France-dépression (loi 1901) a été créée en 1992, grâce à l'initiative de quelques patients et médecins · Target group and aims: Notre association ne prétend en aucun cas remplacer l'aide médicale, mais assurera une complémentarité indispensable, de soutien, de compréhension et d'information, afin d'éviter l'exclusion, l'isolement et la solitude de ceux qui souffrent et d'encourager la compréhension de leurs proches. Si vous désirez participer à cette vie associative, nous vous proposons de vous rencontrer à l'occasion de nos réunions et nos conférences. Nous pouvons vous offrir une écoute unique" · Publications: Web site www.serpsy.org/associations/france_depression.html · Contact: France Dépression, 4, Rue Vigée Lebrun, 75015 PARIS, Tel. +33 1 40610566. English information

  • Groupe Information Asiles (GIA) · Publications: Web site www.groupeinfoasiles.org · Contact: GIA, 14, rue des Tapisseries, 75017 PARIS, Tel. +33 1 47630562

• Sur PARIS

  • ASSOCIATION pour la CONNAISSANCE par l'EXPERIENCE A.C.E (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • Advocacy France Paris, 5 Place des Fetes, F-75019 PARIS, (adherent a la Advocacy France)

  • E.S.P O I.R (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • ESQUI (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • LE FIL RETROUVE (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • MEDIAGORA (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • Phobie Actions Paris, Tel. +33 1 47206099 (adherent a la Phobies Actions)

  • LES NEVEUX DE RAMEAUX (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • REVIVRE PARIS (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

• En Province

  • Advocacy Caen, Basse Normandie, 1018 Grand Parc, 14200 HEROUVILLE SAINT CLAIR, Tel. / Fax +33 2 31947025, advocacy.caen[at]free.fr (adherent a la Advocacy France)

  • Advocacy Grenoble Isère · Publications: web site http://home.tele2.fr/AdvocacyRhoneAlpes/index.htm

  • Advocacy Perpignan Pyrénées Orientales · Publications: web site www.advocacy66.org/index.htm

  • AFTOC (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • A la Maison Bleue, 32 Av. de Grande Bretagne, 66000 Perpignan, Tel. 04.68.51.42.46, web site www.alamaisonbleue.org

  • AME Montpellier (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • * "l'Autre Regard" (adherent a la FNAP Psy), association of users in Rennes · Publications: web site http://lautreregard.free.fr

  • AUSER Caen (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • C.R.D.P.H. Besançon (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • DEFFI Agen (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • (adherent a la France Dépression)

  • L'ILE M'EST TROP PALE Lille (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • LE NOUVEAU MONDE Rouen (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • NALPA Rives de Giers (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • OSE Lyon (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • PHOBIES ACTION Marseille (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • REVIVRE COTE D'OR Dijon (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

  • STOP GALERE Le Havre (adherent a la FNAP Psy)

• Others

  • International Association of Spiritual Psychiatry: A non-profit organization, created in 1994, based in France, dedicated to promote spiritual approaches to mental health and psychiatry, through conferences, newspapers and books · Publications: web site www.essence-euro.org/iasp/

  • Maison d'Esperance, Val d'Herault/Languedoc ("Haus der Hoffnung", Herault-Tal/Languedoc / "House of Hope" in the Herault Valley, Languedoc): Overcoming a personal life crisis – a holistic human challenge · Contact: Martin Urban, 33, route de Pezenas, 34230 St. Pons de Mauchiens, Tél. / Fax:+33 4 67266754, Mobile +49 172 8722798, E-mail martin.urban.es[at]web.de. Information in English, Information in deutscher Sprache. Internet: www.maisondesperance.eu

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