What EPSM Lille-Metropolis does

EPSM Lille-Métropole is a French Établissement Public de Santé Mentale headquartered in Armentières (Hauts-de-France) that delivers the full continuum of public-sector psychiatric care to residents across ten psychiatric sectors of the Lille-Métropole catchment. Service lines include outpatient consultations through 15 Centres Médico-Psychologiques (CMP) — the entry point for the system — 14 Centres d'Accueil Thérapeutique à Temps Partiel (CATTP), 9 day hospitals (156 places), full-time hospitalisation across four inpatient sites (Armentières, Lille, Tourcoing, Seclin; 182 beds), 23 mobile community mental-health teams, and a crisis and post-cure pathway. It also runs medico-social facilities: the Résidence Berthe Morisot (MAS, 110 beds + 10 day places) and the ESAT EtiC sheltered-employment service. In 2020 the establishment served 23,034 active patients and employed 1,805 professionals.

The underlying technology stack comprises the Axigate information system (in place since 2001) and the Cariatides electronic patient record (since 2007), integrated with the national Dossier Médical Partagé and the regional Prédice (Ma Santé Hauts-de-France) e-health platform, plus the LIFEN/HONESTICA secure medical-letter service and an SMS appointment-reminder layer via SFR. Patient-facing digital tools include the ESPER LM mobile application (iOS/Android, launched February 2024), e-therapy programmes on stress/anxiety and mindfulness, and Patient Therapeutic Education (ETP) modules such as ARSIMED. The DIRM (Département d'Information et de Recherche Médicale, created 1992) functions as a territory-level medical information department for the GHT.

EPSM Lille-Métropole is funded primarily through the French Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie system and ARS Hauts-de-France allocations, with a separate funding stream for medico-social activities. It serves as the support establishment of the GHT Psychiatrie Nord-Pas-de-Calais — a territorial hospital group formalised in 2017 with EPSM des Flandres, EPSM Val de Lys-Artois, and EPSM Agglomération Lilloise — and since January 2021 has shared a Direction Commune with two of those EPSMs under Director Valérie Bénéat-Marlier. It hosts the WHO Collaborating Centre (CCOMS, re-designated until 2026) and operates a hospital-university convention with CHU de Lille and the University of Lille (signed December 2018). Distribution is institutional and territorial: CMPs serve as the primary entry point, with mobile teams and telemedicine extending reach into community settings and precarious-population programmes (Equipe Mobile Diogène, PASS-Psy).

Name

EPSM Lille-Metropolis

Legal name

Établissement Public de Santé Mentale Lille-Métropole

Website

https://epsm-lille-metropole.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

EPSM Lille-Métropole is a French public mental-health establishment providing inpatient, outpatient, day, community, and medico-social psychiatric care across ten sectors of the Lille-Métropole catchment, funded by Assurance Maladie and ARS Hauts-de-France, and serving as the support hub of the GHT Psychiatrie Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Mental Health Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists (621112)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

Keywords

• Public mental health services
• Psychiatric hospital care
• Community mental health
• Medico-social services
• Psychosocial rehabilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Armentières

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public healthcare funding (Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie): EPSM Lille-Métropole is a public mental health establishment (Établissement Public de Santé Mentale) funded primarily through the French public health insurance system (Sécurité sociale / Assurance Maladie). Patient consultations and hospitalisation are covered under the French healthcare system. The establishment receives additional allocations from the Agence Régionale de Santé (ARS) Hauts-de-France.
2. Médico-social services revenue: Médico-social services including Maison d'Accueil Spécialisée (MAS), ESAT (Établissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail), and other social/medical-social facilities operate under separate social care funding streams.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

EPSM Lille-M\u00e9tropole is a public mental health establishment (\u00c9tablissement Public de Sant\u00e9 Mentale) that provides comprehensive psychiatric care across 10 sectors covering the Lille-M\u00e9tropole catchment area in France. Services include outpatient consultations through 15 Centres M\u00e9dico-Psychologiques (CMP), full-time and part-time hospitalisation, mobile mental health teams, day hospitals, therapeutic apartments, medico-social facilities (MAS and ESAT), and digital health tools such as the ESPER LM patient mobile application.

Product overview

EPSM Lille-Métropole is a public mental health institution providing comprehensive psychiatric care across 10 sectors. The organization operates a multi-site structure offering inpatient hospitalization, outpatient centers (CMP/CATTP), therapeutic apartments, mobile teams, and specialized programs. Digital health services include the ESPER mobile application and e-therapy programs for stress management and mindfulness. The institution also manages medico-social facilities including a specialized residence (MAS Berthe Morisot with 110 beds) and a sheltered work establishment (ESAT EtiC). Research and training are supported through the WHO Collaborating Centre (CCOMS) and Medical Information Department (DIRM). The institution participates in the GHT Psychiatrie Nord-Pas-de-Calais hospital group and operates under a shared management structure with two other EPSM institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CCOMS (Centre Collaborateur OMS): WHO Collaborating Centre for Mental Health Research and Training, based at 211 rue Roger Salengro, 59260 Hellemmes.
• Psy WebTV
• Appli ESPER LM

Products and services

• CMP (Centre M\u00e9dico-Psychologique) consultations
• Full-time and part-time hospitalisation
• CATTP (Centre d'Accueil Th\u00e9rapeutique \u00e0 Temps Partiel)
• Appartements th\u00e9rapeutiques (Therapeutic apartments)
• ETP - Education Th\u00e9rapeutique du Patient (Patient Therapeutic Education)
• Appli ESPER LM (mobile application)
• Programme 'Mieux vivre avec le stress et l'anxi\u00e9t\u00e9'
• Programme bas\u00e9 sur la pleine conscience
• R\u00e9sidence Berthe Morisot (Maison d'Accueil Sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9e)
• ESAT EtiC (sheltered employment)
• Equipes mobiles (Mobile mental health teams)
• CCOMS (Centre Collaborateur OMS)
• La Pass-Psy (Permanence d'Acc\u00e8s aux Soins Psychiatriques)
• Psy WebTV (web television channel)
• Equipe Mobile Sant\u00e9 Mentale et Pr\u00e9carit\u00e9 Diog\u00e8ne

Quantifiable outcome

• 23,034 patients served (2020 file active)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Direction Commune with EPSM Agglomération Lilloise and EPSM des FlandrescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Since 1 January 2021, EPSM Lille-Métropole, EPSM Agglomération Lilloise (Saint-André-lez-Lille), and EPSM des Flandres (Bailleul) operate under a shared Direction Commune under Director Valérie Bénéat-Marlier. Transverse directions include quality and risk management, communication and culture, heritage and works, hotel services and logistics, procurement, and IT. The direction common reinforces the GHT.
• Ea DOC – Centre de Ressources Documentaires communcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2019Since September 2017, the documentary portal www.eadoc.fr operates in common with EPSM des Flandres documentation centre. Shared catalogue of books, articles, and documents accessible online. Mutualised procedures, document delivery, electronic resources, and inter-establishment shuttles.
• CHU de Lille and University of Lille (Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Surgery)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 December 2018Five-year convention for hospital-university association signed 19 December 2018 at EPSM Lille-Métropole, by Mme Bénéat (Directrice of the support establishment, chair of strategic committee), Dr Lauwerier (President of Medical College), and M. Boiron (Director General of CHU de Lille). Priority areas: first-episode psychosis, adolescents and young adults, elderly persons, precarity, addictions and eating disorders, specific therapies.
• GHT Psychiatrie Nord-Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 September 2017EPSM Lille-Métropole is the establishing support establishment for the GHT Psychiatrie Nord-Pas-de-Calais, which comprises four EPSM establishments: EPSM Lille-Métropole, EPSM Agglomération Lilloise, EPSM des Flandres, and EPSM Val de Lys-Artois. The GHT was formalised by convention on 12 September 2017. Mutual functions include: DIM (EPSM des Flandres), IT system (EPSM Lille-Métropole), continuing education (EPSM Val de Lys-Artois), and procurement (EPSM Agglomération Lilloise).
• Centre Collaborateur OMS (CCOMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCOMS is a WHO Collaborating Centre for research and training in mental health, hosted by EPSM Lille-Métropole (211 rue Roger Salengro, Hellemmes). Re-designated by WHO until 2026. It supports community mental health services promotion, quality and rights programmes, user participation, and digital mental health. Also serves as national resource centre for Conseils Locaux de Santé Mentale.
• F2RSM Psy Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération régionale de recherche en psychiatrie et santé mentale Hauts-de-France. 211 rue du Général Leclerc, Saint-André-Lez-Lille. A research partner for mental health data studies conducted by the GHT.
• Association Tournesol – Artistes à l'hôpitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation coordinating cultural projects across the GHT EPSM establishments. Involved in the 'Jeu de plume' project with illustrator Knapfla (2020) and other artistic interventions.
• Knapfla (illustrator/artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIllustrator Knapfla conducted a poetic game project across the four GHT EPSM sites in 2020, collecting objects, creating posters, and facilitating card exchange workshops with patients and staff. 1,200 posters and 3,500+ postcards distributed.
• LaM (Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, art contemporain et d'art brut)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partnership with LaM for artistic workshops and performances, including 'Rendez-vous aux jardins' events and cultural programming at EPSM sites.
• Le Vivat (Théâtre scène conventionnée d'intérêt général, Armentières)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural mediation partnership offering music discovery workshops and performances for EPSM patients in collaboration with Le Vivat and Maison des Artistes.
• Lener CordierminorOthersLocal company that supplied kits of non-woven gowns to be sewn during the COVID-19 pandemic (April 2020). 288 volunteers assembled protective gowns across the GHT.
• Graphites (design collective)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDesign collective (architects and plastic artists) engaged for the 'Culture santé 104 3.0' programme to reflect on patient reception at the Armentières site (programme supported by DRAC and ARS Hauts-de-France).
• ARS Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Agence Régionale de Santé Hauts-de-France is the regional health authority overseeing EPSM Lille-Métropole's operations, funding, and strategic direction. ARS designated EPSM Lille-Métropole as the support establishment for the GHT and awarded centre support status for psychosocial rehabilitation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GHU Paris Psychiatrie & Neurosciences: Largest French psychiatric hospital group, formed by merger of Sainte-Anne, Perray-Vaucluse, and Maison-Blanche. Comparable as a public psychiatric establishment with research mandate and academic hospital convention, but at significantly larger scale and serving the Île-de-France region.
• Centre Hospitalier Guillaume Régnier: Public psychiatric hospital in Rennes (Brittany) with full inpatient, outpatient, and medico-social services plus research and teaching roles. Comparable in scale, service mix, and public-sector model to EPSM Lille-Métropole.
• Centre Hospitalier Le Vinatier: Major French public psychiatric hospital in Lyon (Bron), with university hospital status and broad research/clinical footprint. Comparable in inpatient, outpatient, rehabilitation, and medico-social services; larger catchment and broader specialty mix than EPSM Lille-Métropole.
• Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit: Public psychiatric hospital in Poitiers (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) covering adult, child/adolescent, and forensic psychiatry. Comparable in public-establishment status, sector-based organisation, and mix of inpatient, CMP, and mobile-team services; serves a different region.

Direct peers

• EPSM des Flandres: Third EPSM in the Direction Commune, hosting the GHT's DIM function. Comparable in scope, public-establishment status, and adult/child psychiatry mix; shares IT and continuing-education infrastructure with EPSM Lille-Métropole.
• EPSM Val de Lys-Artois: Fourth GHT member, located in the Pas-de-Calais portion of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais territory. Comparable public mental health establishment with similar inpatient/outpatient and medico-social service mix; shares GHT coordination under EPSM Lille-Métropole.
• EPSM Agglomération Lilloise: Sister EPSM under the same Direction Commune since January 2021 with shared IT, procurement, and quality functions. Directly comparable in service mix, catchment-area mandate, and funding model across the Lille metropolitan area.

Regional players

• Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Étienne (secteur psychiatrie): General university hospital with an embedded psychiatric sectorisation. Comparable as a regional public-sector psychiatry provider but operating within a general hospital rather than a standalone EPSM model.
• EPSAN (Établissement Public de Santé Alsace Nord): Public mental health establishment based in Brumath serving the Alsace Nord sector. Comparable in public-establishment model, full psychiatric service spectrum, and integration with a regional GHT; geographically focused on the Grand Est region.

Others

• CHU de Lille: Academic hospital partner under the 2018 hospital-university association convention. Not a direct peer in mental health delivery but a strategic partner for research, training, and cross-disciplinary care, comparable to the academic anchors that other French EPSMs rely on.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/santem_epsmlm
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCm0EYTX7eEr14I_OAhI17iw
• Facebookfacebook.com/pg/EPSMLilleMetropole
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/epsm-lm

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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