Overview
- Health Minister Stéphanie Rist announced Tuesday a « coupe-file » system that lets any young person flagged by school staff get a psychologist, psychiatrist or child psychiatrist appointment within 24 to 48 hours.
- The plan creates a délégation interministérielle with a designated referent in each ministry to build a multi-year action plan and a national early-detection system for students.
- Officials pledged to extend psychiatric care pathways called SAS filières to every French department by the end of 2027 and to continue the Mon Soutien Psy reimbursements and large-scale first-aid-in-mental-health training.
- The government set an objective to end physical restraint in psychiatric establishments by 2030 while acknowledging that methods and timelines are to be defined and will take sustained work.
- Unions, clinicians and patient groups warn the measures risk failing without more staff and clearer delivery plans because school medicine is understaffed, many psychologists decline Mon Soutien Psy rates, and training quality varies.