F2RSM Psy

What F2RSM Psy does

F2RSM Psy is a French public-interest group (Groupement d'Intérêt Public, GIP) founded in 2007 and headquartered in Saint-André-lez-Lille, acting as the regional federation for psychiatric and mental-health research and innovation across the Hauts-de-France region. Its institutional role is to coordinate a network of 51+ member establishments — university hospitals, psychiatric institutions, research bodies, and patient associations — covering a population of roughly 6 million inhabitants across five departments, and to translate that coordination into shared clinical, epidemiological, and policy outputs (110 peer-reviewed publications and 230 congress communications to date). Beyond coordination, F2RSM Psy operates national public-health services, including hosting of the 3114 national suicide prevention line, and runs recurring research and professional events such as the Research Day.

The federation's core technology stack is a suite of in-house digital tools and programs: the CartoPsy GIS-based mental-health mapping tool (now extended to CartoPsy Occitanie), the OpenDataPsy open-data repository, the Certin medical-certificate software, the Psychiaclic GP diagnostic-aid tool, the PsychoPharma.fr prescribing reference, the PharmacoExplorer drug adverse-reaction information service, plus program-level interventions including the VigilanS post-suicide-attempt recontact program, the Papageno media training program, and EPSYLON prison mental-health research. Supporting infrastructure includes a methodological consultation service (CAM) that provides research-methodology support to member institutions. The platform architecture is essentially a federated data-and-tools layer that integrates regional public-health data (INSEE, health insurance, INSERM) and exposes it through both epidemiological mapping and clinical decision-support surfaces, rather than a single monolithic software product.

F2RSM Psy's business model is that of a publicly funded mission-oriented GIP rather than a commercial entity. It does not sell subscriptions or licences for its digital tools; instead, it is financed by member-establishment contributions and by public-health research grants, with revenue going directly toward research, prevention programs, network coordination, and tool maintenance. Its "customers" in a traditional sense are its member institutions and the broader mental-health ecosystem in Hauts-de-France and, increasingly, at national level through programs like 3114 and VigilanS. Strategic direction is set by a Director (currently Pr Ali Amad) under the supervision of a Scientific Council (chaired by Pr Pierre Thomas), with planned governance renewal in June 2026.

Name

F2RSM Psy

Legal name

Fédération Régionale de Recherche en Psychiatrie et Santé Mentale Hauts-de-France

Website

https://f2rsmpsy.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

F2RSM Psy is a French public-interest group (GIP) coordinating psychiatric and mental-health research across 51+ member institutions in Hauts-de-France, serving roughly 6 million inhabitants through digital tools, prevention programs, and national public-health services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mental Health Research Federation Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Operations & Monitoring FSP (CRA/CTM/Start-up) (HLAGAOAA)

Keywords

• Psychiatric research coordination
• Mental health epidemiology
• Methodological research support
• Suicide prevention programs
• Regional health observatory

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint-andré-lez-lille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding (Groupement d'intérêt public): F2RSM Psy is a 'groupement d'intérêt public' (GIP) — a public interest group under French law — established in 2007. As a public federation, its primary funding comes from institutional public sources (member establishment contributions, regional health agency funding, and public research grants). The exact revenue model is not explicitly detailed as a commercial revenue structure.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

F2RSM Psy is a regional public interest group that federates 50+ psychiatric healthcare establishments in Hauts-de-France to coordinate, support, and conduct psychiatric and mental health research. It delivers methodological consultations, training programs, suicide prevention initiatives (VigilanS, Papageno, 3114), epidemiological observatory functions, and proprietary digital tools (CartoPsy, OpenDataPsy, Certin, Psychiaclic, PsychoPharma.fr, PharmacoExplorer) to clinicians and researchers across its member network.

Product overview

F2RSM Psy is a regional research federation in psychiatry and mental health that serves as a coordination and support platform rather than a traditional product company. Its offerings include data tools (CartoPsy for geographic visualization, OpenDataPsy for research data sharing), clinical support software (Certin for certificate drafting, Psychiaclic for diagnostic assistance), and regional programs (VigilanS suicide prevention, EPSYLON prison mental health research, ViaPsy deployment, Papageno media training). The organization primarily provides research methodology consultation services, epidemiological observatory functions, and collaborative research facilitation across 50+ member establishments in the Hauts-de-France region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CartoPsy A geographic information system (GIS) tool for mental health and psychiatry in Hauts-de-France, made available to federation members. It allows users to map and visualize indicators such as population characteristics, supply of and recourse to psychiatric care, and morbidity-mortality data at chosen geographic scales, with the ability to export maps and underlying data in various formats.
• OpenDataPsy An open-data repository with standardized storage and description for research in psychiatry, enabling data sharing and reuse across research projects.
• Consultation d'aide méthodologique (CAM) Methodological consultation service providing research support including scientific, methodological, regulatory, biostatistical, and financial assistance to professionals in member establishments. Includes both quantitative and qualitative CAM, with a multidisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, and sociologists.
• VigilanS A suicide prevention program involving a 6-month monitoring system with phone follow-ups and postcard reminders for patients who have attempted suicide, including a prison-specific version.
• EPSYLON Longitudinal psychiatric epidemiology study in prison settings, comprising quantitative and qualitative components examining mental health of incarcerated populations.
• Psychiaclic Diagnostic and therapeutic aid tool in psychiatry designed to support general practitioners' decision-making during consultations.
• Certin Software application providing assistance in drafting initial medical certificates for involuntary psychiatric care measures (soins psychiatriques sans consentement).
• PsychoPharma.fr Online tool for quick prescription information and psychotropic medication guidance (a prescribing reference tool for psychiatric medications).
• PharmacoExplorer Information tool for personalizing prescription based on adverse drug reaction reports from ANSM (French National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety).
• ViaPsy A deployment program for mental health support and suicide prevention initiatives across the Hauts-de-France region.
• Papageno Media training and suicide prevention awareness program that works with journalists on responsible reporting about suicide, including pre- and postvention training and hotspot prevention components.
• CartoPsy Occitanie Geographic information system for mental health deployed in the Occitanie region, extending the original CartoPsy tool to other French regions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 110 publications in peer-reviewed journals attributed to the federation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CREAI Hauts-de-FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCREAI Hauts-de-France (Centre Regional d'Etudes, d'Actions et d'Informations en faveur des personnes en difficultés sociales) is located at 54 boulevard Montebello, 59011 Lille. The partnership supports shared initiatives in the mental health sector across the region.
• CNCR (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCNCR is located at 1 bis rue Cabanis, 75014 Paris. The CNCR is France's national center for scientific research and collaborates with the federation on research and knowledge dissemination in mental health.
• AscodocpsyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAscodocpsy is a documentary network in mental health, located at 290 route de Vienne, 69355 Lyon. It provides access to scientific documentation resources for federation members.
• OrehaneminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOrehane is located at 867 avenue de la République, 59700 Marcq-en-Barœul. Nature of partnership is indicated as 'Partenaire' on the partnerships page but specific collaborative details are not elaborated.
• ARS Hauts-de-France (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARS Hauts-de-France is located at 556 avenue Willy Brandt, 59777 Euralille. As the regional health agency, ARS is the primary public health authority overseeing healthcare provision in the region and collaborates with the federation on regional mental health strategy, diagnostics, and funding.
• CRSA (Conférence Régionale de la Santé et de l'Autonomie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRSA is located at 34 rue Crozatier, 75012 Paris. Dr Martine Lefebvre serves as member and President of CRSA on behalf of F2RSM Psy, representing the federation in regional health democracy bodies.
• CCOMS (Centre Collaborateur de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCOMS (WHO Collaborating Centre) is located at 104 rue du Général Leclerc, 59487 Armentières. CCOMS is a member of the federation's scientific council and collaborates on international mental health research and standards, particularly in suicide prevention.
• CRA Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Centre de Ressources Autisme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCRA Nord-Pas-de-Calais is located at 1 boulevard du Professeur Jules Leclercq, 59000 Lille. It collaborates with the federation on autism and psychiatric disability-related research and resource sharing.
• Crehpsy Hauts-de-France (Centre de ressource sur le handicap psychique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrehpsy Hauts-de-France is an associate member of the federation and a key partner in producing shared territorial mental health diagnostics. The collaboration with F2RSM Psy on 6 territorial mental health diagnoses in 2018 exemplifies this partnership, conducted at the request of ARS Hauts-de-France.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fondation Pierre Deniker: French foundation focused on advancing psychiatric research and mental health awareness. Comparable as a French non-profit coordinating psychiatric research, training, and public engagement activities with a similar target audience of clinicians and researchers.
• Fondation FondaMental: French foundation dedicated to scientific cooperation in psychiatric research, operating a national network of expert centers for severe psychiatric disorders. Directly comparable as a French psychiatric research coordination body aggregating clinical, research, and methodological resources.
• ORS Hauts-de-France (Observatoire Régional de la Santé): Regional Health Observatory serving the same Hauts-de-France region with epidemiological surveillance, health data analysis, and territorial diagnostics. Comparable public health observatory structure serving the same population and ARS relationships.

Broad incumbents

• INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale):
• Santé publique France: French national public health agency overseeing population health surveillance, including national suicide prevention strategy. F2RSM Psy operates the 3114 helpline and VigilanS program that feed into this national public health apparatus.
• Centre Collaborateur OMS pour la recherche et la formation en santé mentale (CCOMS): WHO Collaborating Centre for mental health research and training, based in Lille with broader international mandate. Comparable as a mental health research coordination entity with overlapping leadership on F2RSM Psy's Scientific Council and complementary program portfolio.

Regional players

• Réseau Sentinelles: French national surveillance network of general practitioners collecting epidemiological data on common health indicators. Comparable as a French research network aggregating clinical data across sites to produce population-level health intelligence.
• European Psychiatric Association (EPA): European-level psychiatric professional association coordinating research, training, and policy across European countries. Comparable as a coordinating body for psychiatric research and clinical practice, though operating at continental rather than regional scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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