Editorial: Liberation

• French citizens' mental health continues to deteriorate, according to multiple surveys.
• The 'world mental health day' happened on October 10 and has been declared a 'great national cause' by Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
• The concept of 'mental health' emerged in the West since the 1910's and was established post-World War II.
• In the 1990s in France, political, legislative and institutional priority was given to this concept.
• The focus is placed on prevention and self-transformation.

Conclusion: Mental health has become a major national cause in France, with focus on individual prevention and self-transformation.

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