CLUBHOUSE France • santé mentale

What CLUBHOUSE France • santé mentale does

CLUBHOUSE France is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) founded in 2010/2011 that implements the international Clubhouse Model for psychosocial rehabilitation in France. It serves adults living with psychiatric disorders — primarily bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and severe depression — operating 12+ physical Clubhouses across mainland France and Corsica (including Bastia) where members work alongside staff on club operations, training, and employment placement rather than receiving clinical treatment. In recent reporting it has accompanied 1,600 to 2,500+ members per year and reports a 45% employment rate for those members (2024). Revenue is assembled from four streams: (1) public subsidies channelled through regional health agencies (ARS), (2) corporate sponsorship and mécénat from groups including EDF, Peugeot Invest, Fidelity, VINCI, and CINVEN, (3) foundation grants (Fondation de France, Fondation Sisley-d'Ornano, Fondation Alain Charrier), and (4) individual donations supplemented by the recently launched Clubhouse France Academy, a fee-based training and certification line that monetizes the organization's methodology expertise. Its footprint is reinforced by more than 1,700 enterprise and institutional partners — among them Apec, Klésia, AGEFIPH, and Fondation de France — making it a national-scale intermediary between a vulnerable population and the French labor market.

Name

CLUBHOUSE France • santé mentale

Legal name

Clubhouse France

Website

https://clubhousefrance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CLUBHOUSE France is a non-profit operating 12+ psychosocial rehabilitation Clubhouses across France, serving adults with psychiatric disorders by supporting training, social reinsertion, and employment placement.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public subsidies and grants: Subventions and public contributions, notably from Regional Health Agencies (Agences Régionales de Santé - ARS) in regions where Clubhouses are present.
2. Corporate sponsorship and philanthropy: Mécénat (corporate patronage) and donations from companies supporting mental health and social inclusion initiatives.
3. Individual donations and public generosity: Donations from individuals, including one-time, regular monthly, and IFI-linked donations. Tax benefits include 66% income tax deduction for individuals.
4. Training and consulting services: Training services and corporate contributions under the OETH (Obligation d'Emploi des Travailleurs Handicapés). CLUBHOUSE France Academy provides training on disability and mental health to enterprises.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CLUBHOUSE France operates a network of 12 physical Clubhouse centers across France (Paris, Lyon, Lille, Marseille, Nantes, Bordeaux, Rennes, Rouen, Dijon, Grenoble, Bastia, and additional Paris site) delivering psychosocial rehabilitation to people with psychiatric disorders (bipolarity, schizophrenia, depression). Members access the Clubhouse free of charge via a doctor's recommendation letter, without requiring administrative handicap recognition, and participate as co-managers in daily operations. The organization also runs CLUBHOUSE France Academy, a B2B training division delivering mental health and disability awareness training to enterprises.

Product overview

Clubhouse France is a non-profit association that operates a network of Clubhouse centers across 13 locations in France. The core offering consists of physical Clubhouse centers that provide psychosocial rehabilitation and social/professional reintegration services for people affected by mental health disorders. Clubhouse France Academy is the training division that delivers mental health awareness and disability training to enterprises and healthcare organizations. The organization follows the Clubhouse International model inspired by a North-American approach created in 1948.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Clubhouse France ACADEMY: Formation and support pole offering training and awareness programs for companies on mental health and disability topics

Products and services

• CLUBHOUSE France — Psychosocial Rehabilitation Network A network of 12 physical Clubhouse centers across France (Paris Est, Paris Ouest, Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, Lille, Nantes, Rennes, Rouen, Dijon, Grenoble, Bastia) providing free psychosocial rehabilitation, social reintegration, and professional reintegration services to people with psychiatric disorders (bipolarity, schizophrenia, depression). Members participate as co-managers via the Clubhouse Model (peer support, "faire ensemble", Personalized Recovery Projects, self-determination). Access requires a doctor's recommendation letter but no administrative handicap recognition.
• CLUBHOUSE France Academy — Enterprise Training & Sensitization

Quantifiable outcome

• 45% of members found employment in 2024, with 93% in ordinary work environments
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major and supporting.

• Apec (Agence pour l'Emploi des Cadres)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApec supports Clubhouse through its Novapec innovation program for social innovation, helping implement a project to address stigma and provide specific support for young graduates and executives with psychiatric conditions. Apec aims to promote a more inclusive workplace for people with fragile employment access.
• KlésiasupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerKlésia has partnered with Clubhouse for several years, notably organizing awareness events for retirement clients and employees within Clubhouses. These actions are part of the group's long-standing commitment to disability and inclusion.
• ArchiMedsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchiMed is an enterprise partner that hired Julie, a Clubhouse Lyon member, as an administrative employee. The company accommodated her needs while treating her like any other employee, demonstrating the model's employment integration effectiveness.
• GROUPE VINCIsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVinci Group engaged with Clubhouse through its subsidiary TRAJEO'H to support members, host DuoDays, and raise awareness among group companies about psychiatric disability, helping break barriers between the corporate world and Clubhouse members.
• UP for HumannessmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUP for Humanness has partnered with Clubhouse Paris since January 2020 to provide employment support for members with psychiatric conditions. Approximately 50 members have been supported in rebuilding confidence and professional discernment through this partnership.
• AdapeisupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdapei is listed as a partner of Clubhouse France, collaborating in the field of disability and social inclusion.
• Du Pain sur la PlanchesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe association Du Pain sur la Planche partners with Clubhouse de Nantes to deliver nutrition and physical activity sessions to members. Dietitians from the association conduct 4-6 session cycles addressing nutrition, sharing tips, and reinforcing knowledge and skills.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Clubhouse International: Clubhouse International is the umbrella organization that accredits and supports nearly 300 Clubhouses across 30 countries, including Clubhouse France. It defines the model standards, trains staff, and facilitates knowledge sharing - directly comparable as the framework-setter for Clubhouse France's operations.
• Fountain House: Fountain House is the original New York Clubhouse founded in 1948, on which Clubhouse France's model is directly based. It provides the same psychosocial rehabilitation, peer support, and employment reintegration services to adults with mental illness, making it the most directly comparable peer organization globally.
• Clubhouse Italia: Clubhouse Italia is the Italian affiliate implementing the same Clubhouse model for psychosocial rehabilitation of people with mental health conditions. It is directly comparable as a national Clubhouse network serving a similar population with similar peer-support and employment reintegration services.

Broad incumbents

• Unafam: Unafam is the largest French association representing families and friends of people with mental health disorders, with a national footprint and significant public visibility. While it focuses on family support and advocacy rather than direct member reintegration, it competes for the same donor, foundation, and public funding pools.
• Croix-Rouge française: Croix-Rouge française operates a national network of psychosocial support programs, including dedicated mental health services, alongside broader humanitarian activities. Comparable as a French nonprofit operating mental health support services with public funding and corporate partnerships, though with a much broader mandate.
• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): NAMI is the largest US mental health grassroots organization, providing education, support groups, and advocacy across 600+ local affiliates. It is comparable as a scaled mental health nonprofit model and shares the peer-support and reintegration orientation, though it operates with a much broader and less standardized service model.
• Mind (UK): Mind is the leading UK mental health charity, providing advice, support, and campaigning across local Mind affiliates. It is comparable as a national mental health nonprofit with member services, corporate partnerships, and public campaigns, and operates on a significantly larger scale than Clubhouse France.

Emerging players

• GEM France (Groupes d'Entraide Mutuelle): GEM France is the national federation of mutual aid groups for people with mental health conditions, with hundreds of local groups funded by ARS. It is comparable as a community-based, ARS-funded mental health organization in France, though with a less structured vocational reintegration focus than Clubhouse France.
• FondaMental Foundation: FondaMental is a French foundation focused on research and care innovation in psychiatric disorders, including scientific and clinical networks. Comparable in operating geography and mental health mission, it competes for foundation and corporate funding and is a partner/adjacent rather than direct service peer.

Others

• Cap emploi: Cap emploi is the French public employment service dedicated to workers with disabilities, including those with psychiatric conditions. It is comparable as a French national service addressing professional insertion of disabled persons, and serves as a referral partner and potential complement to Clubhouse France's employment reintegration pathway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ClubhouseFrance
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCjWMt8L3i1OrriFZqkWSz-g
• Facebookfacebook.com/ClubhouseFrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clubhouse-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/clubhousefranceasso

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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