Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique

What Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique does

PRSM-HP (Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique) is a French nonprofit research association founded on September 23, 2016 under the law of 1901, headquartered at EPS Barthélemy Durand in Étampes within the Île-de-France region (SIREN 832 829 352, APE 7220Z). The association operates as a collaborative platform supporting interventional and participatory research on mental health and psychiatric disability, connecting healthcare professionals, social/medical-social sector workers, academic researchers, and people with lived experience of psychiatric conditions. Governance combines a Board of Directors, a Scientific Council chaired by Professor Pierre Lombrail (Université Paris 13), and an operational Research Unit (URSM-HP) directed by Professor Alain Leplège (Université Paris 7, psychiatrist). Member organizations include 11 private sector entities (Fondation des Amis de l'Atelier, L'Élan Retrouvé, Iris-Messidor, AEDE, Abri-groupe, ApsI, Association COS, UNAFAM, Schizo-Oui, Vivre et Devenir) and 2 public sector entities (EPS Barthélemy Durand, EPS Ville Evrard).

The platform's core method is a structured participatory research framework combining quantitative techniques (questionnaires) and qualitative methods (semi-directive interviews, observations, group analysis), delivered through a research unit of approximately 10-15 personnel including research engineers, study engineers, doctoral students, and ESMS project cadres. PRSM-HP currently runs four active research projects: TABAPSY-ESMS (smoking prevalence in medical-social establishments), HAPERIS (inclusive housing for people with psychiatric disability, partnered with CRH/CNRS), RECHERCHE LOGEMENT (housing access difficulties), and CERTIMED (medical certificate evaluation processes in MDPH workflows). Strategic partnerships extend to IRESP (Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique), CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie), FIRAH, APEMAC at Université de Lorraine, and CRH.

The revenue model is multi-streamed and characteristic of a French association loi 1901: annual membership dues tiered by organization budget (€3,000 for entities with budgets >€2M, €500 for <€2M, €100 for individuals, €0 for associated members), fees for methodological support services, state/departmental/municipal subsidies, and donations/legacies. All board and council positions are unpaid and voluntary, and the association is not venture-backed. Operations are supported by a Slack-based intranet and a WordPress website (prsm-hp.fr), with dissemination through scientific publications, congress presentations, the annual Journées Forum, and teaching activities. Geographic scope is restricted to the Île-de-France region.

Name

Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique

Legal name

Association PRSM-HP

Website

https://prsm-hp.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

French nonprofit research association founded in 2016 that supports interventional and participatory research on mental health and psychiatric disability. Runs four ongoing research projects and serves 13 institutional members across healthcare, social services, and academia in Île-de-France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Global Health Research, Evidence & Technical Assistance Organizations (HLAJAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Disease-Specific Research & Support (e.g., Cancer, Diabetes, ALS) (BPAGACAA), Global Health Research, Clinical Trials & Product Development Partnerships (PDPs) (HLAJAOAM)

Keywords

• Mental health research
• Participatory research
• Psychiatric disability studies
• Interventional research
• Healthcare coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Étampes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership dues from member organizations and individuals, with fees structured by organization budget size (public/private entities with budget >2M€ pay 3000€, entities with budget <2M€ pay 500€, individuals pay 100€, associated members pay 0€).
2. Methodological Support Services: Fees for methodological support services provided to research projects.
3. Government Subsidies: State, departmental, and municipal subsidies as permitted by law.
4. Donations and Legacies: Donations and legacies from public and private sources.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique (PRSM-HP) is an innovative device supporting interventional and participatory research in the field of psychiatric disability. It coordinates research projects that connect healthcare professionals, social/medical-social sector workers, academic researchers, and people directly affected by psychiatric conditions, providing methodological support to transform field-based professional questions into authentic research projects. The association runs an operational Research Unit (URSM-HP) and coordinates four active research projects: TABAPSY-ESMS, RECHERCHE LOGEMENT, HAPERIS, and CERTIMED.

Product overview

PRSM-HP is a research coordination platform operating as a nonprofit association under French law 1901. Rather than a commercial product, it provides research support infrastructure and coordinates four distinct research projects: TABAPSY-ESMS (smoking and psychiatric disorders in ESMS), Recherche Logement (housing access difficulties), HAPERIS (inclusive housing participation), and CERTIMED (medical certificate evaluation processes). The platform connects healthcare professionals, researchers from academic institutions, and people directly affected by psychiatric conditions to produce actionable research in mental health and psychic disability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PRSM-HP Research Platform (Plateforme de Recherche sur la Santé Mentale et le Handicap Psychique) A membership-based research coordination platform that brings together healthcare professionals, academic researchers, and people with psychiatric conditions to develop, execute, and disseminate research projects. It operates through a Research Unit (URSM-HP), a Board of Directors, and a Scientific Council, and is aimed at psychiatric hospitals, medical-social establishments, and academic institutions in Île-de-France.
• TABAPSY-ESMS A seed research project studying smoking prevalence among people with psychiatric disorders and staff in medico-social establishments (ESMS), with the goal of developing targeted anti-smoking interventions. Aimed at psychiatric care establishments and medico-social facilities.
• RECHERCHE LOGEMENT
• HAPERIS
• CERTIMED

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of intervention research projects addressing real field concerns in mental health and psychiatric disability
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• IRESP (Institut de Recherche en Santé Publique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch institute located at BIOPARK in Paris. IRESP is a key institutional partner supporting the association's public health research initiatives in mental health and psychiatric disability.
• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational fund for autonomy of people with disabilities and elderly. CNSA provides recommendations and funding guidance for projects addressing disability, including psychiatric disability evaluation and support.
• FIRAH (Fédération d'Initiation et de Recherche Appliquée au Handicap)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation for initiation and applied research on disability. Supports research projects on disability including psychiatric disability through expertise and potential funding.
• APEMAC (Université de Lorraine)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner from University of Lorraine in Nancy. Contributes expertise in public health and health services research related to mental health and disability.
• CRH (Centre de Recherche sur l'Habitat)coreTechnology or IntegrationHousing research center associated with CNRS. Provides expertise for research projects addressing housing and inclusive habitat for people with psychiatric disabilities, particularly in the HAPERIS project.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CNSA (Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie): National public fund supporting autonomy for elderly and disabled persons; a partner of PRSM-HP, it is a larger institutional funder operating in disability policy and research adjacent to the platform's scope.
• GHU Paris Psychiatrie & Neurosciences: University hospital group dedicated to psychiatry and neuroscience with active research programs in mental health; comparable as a larger Île-de-France psychiatric research institution operating in the same territory.

Direct peers

• Fondation Pierre Deniker: French foundation funding research and initiatives in psychiatry and mental health; comparable as a French nonprofit funding/coordinating psychiatric research with a similar stakeholder base.
• Plateforme Psy-Réhab: French platform focused on psychosocial rehabilitation research in psychiatry; comparable as a thematic French research platform in psychiatric disability, though more narrowly focused on rehabilitation.
• F2RSM Psy: French regional federation for research in mental health and psychiatry that coordinates multicenter studies and shares a comparable mandate of supporting applied psychiatric research; comparable as a French psychiatric research coordinating body.
• Centre Collaborateur OMS pour la Santé Mentale (CCOMS): WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Training; comparable as a research-and-technical-assistance platform supporting mental-health policy and field practice.
• FIRAH: Federation supporting applied research on disability, including psychiatric disability; already a partner of PRSM-HP, it operates as a national applied-research intermediary in the same thematic space.

Emerging players

• IRDES (Institut de Recherche et Documentation en Économie de la Santé): French research institute producing applied health-services research including disability topics; comparable as a public-interest research organization informing French health and disability policy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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