episode

What episode does

Association Episode is a French non-profit (association loi 1901) founded in 1991 and headquartered in Béziers, Villa Alphonse Mas (2 bis boulevard Perréal). It operates a three-pillar service portfolio addressing youth malaise, addictive behaviors (alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, ecstasy, medications, gambling, video games, cyberaddiction) and family difficulties across west Hérault: CSAPA (Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie) for clinical addiction care including methadone prescription and harm reduction; PAEJ (Point Accueil Écoute Jeunes) for free, anonymous listening and orientation of youth aged 12-25 and their parents; and CJC (Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs) for early intervention with young consumers. Supporting products include Le Labo (a Discord-based digital engagement space for youth), validated self-assessment quizzes, and professional training programs.

The underlying technology is standard non-profit operational infrastructure — a content website (episode34.com) and standard healthcare/social-services workflows — with no proprietary software platform, API or AI capabilities described. Services are delivered free of charge and are anonymous and confidential, across the Béziers headquarters, the dedicated Le 46 youth/family space opened in 2023, a CSAPA antenna in Bédarieux, and recurring permanences in Agde, Roujan, Capestang, Tourbès, Pézenas, Saint-Pons-de-Thomières and Olonzac.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than revenue-generating: the organization is recognized as 'd'intérêt général' and draws institutional funding from DDCS, CAF de l'Hérault, ARS Occitanie, Région Occitanie, Département de l'Hérault, FONJEP, MILDECA and multiple municipalities (Ville de Bédarieux, Agglo Béziers-Méditerranée, CAHM, Pays Haut Languedoc et Vignobles), supplemented by tax-deductible public donations processed through HelloAsso. Episode is governed by a Conseil d'Administration of 8-12 members elected for 3-year terms and is led by Présidente Françoise Arnaud-Rossignol and Directrice Antonia Dande.

Name

episode

Legal name

ASSOCIATION EPISODE BEZIERS

Website

https://episode34.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Episode, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Béziers, France, is a non-profit (loi 1901) operating CSAPA, PAEJ and CJC services that deliver free, anonymous addiction care, youth listening, and family support across west Hérault, funded by French government grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Treatment and Prevention Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Addiction treatment services
• Youth mental health support
• Harm reduction programs
• Substance abuse prevention
• Psycho-social counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Béziers

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public funding and grants: Association Episode is a non-profit organization (loi 1901) primarily funded through government grants and public subsidies from multiple institutional sources including DDCS (Direction Départementale de la Cohésion Sociale), CAF de l'Hérault, Region Occitanie, Department of Hérault, and ARS (Agence Régionale de Santé). Additional funding comes from FONJEP and MILDECA. The association also receives support from local municipalities (Ville de Bédarieux, Agglo Béziers-Méditerranée, CAHM, Pays Haut Languedoc et Vignobles). Donations from the public are also accepted via HelloAsso platform.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Association Episode is a non-profit (loi 1901) that provides free, anonymous, and confidential addiction care, youth mental-health support, and harm reduction services to individuals in western Hérault, France. Its core offerings span three intervention modes (CSAPA, PAEJ, CJC) plus digital engagement, self-assessment tools, and professional training, all delivered through a multidisciplinary team of doctors, psychologists, educators, nurses, and social workers.

Product overview

Association Épisode is a non-profit organization (association loi 1901) established in 1991 that provides a comprehensive portfolio of addiction prevention and support services for youth and families in western Hérault, France. The organization operates through three core service branches: CSAPA (Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Prévention en Addictologie) for addiction treatment and harm reduction, PAEJ (Point Accueil Écoute Jeunes) for youth listening and support, and CJC (Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs) for early intervention with young consumers. Supporting these are digital services (Le Labo on Discord), self-assessment tools (quizzes), and professional training programs. Services are provided across multiple locations in Béziers, Bédarieux, Agde, Pézenas, Roujan, Capestang, and St-Pons de Thomières.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CSAPA (Centre de Soins, d'Accompagnement et de Pr\u00e9vention en Addictologie) Specialized addiction care center providing anonymous, free, and confidential services including medical consultations, psychological support, social accompaniment, substitution treatments, harm reduction programs (needle exchange, prevention materials), and hepatitis screening. Serves anyone with addiction to drugs, alcohol, medications, gambling, video games, or excessive internet use.
• PAEJ (Point Accueil \u00c9coute Jeunes) Youth listening and support point offering free, anonymous, and confidential reception for young people aged 12-25 and their parents, with individual, family, and group sessions. Addresses malaise, family conflicts, academic failure, isolation, and dark thoughts.
• CJC (Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs) Specialized consultations for young people under 25 regarding substance consumption (tobacco, cannabis, alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy, etc.), offering personalized support, guidance, and information with confidentiality guarantees.
• Le Labo Digital discussion platform hosted on Discord for youth aged 15-25, providing a moderated online space for expression, peer exchange, and prevention information, animated by PAEJ professionals.
• Quiz et Auto-tests Interactive self-assessment tools covering alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, gambling, video games and cyber addiction, and drugs and medications, based on validated scientific questionnaires.
• Formation et Soutien des Professionnels Professional training programs on youth well-being, addictive behaviors, and risk prevention for professionals and institutions, including practice exchanges and conference organization. DataDock certified.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fédération AddictioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFédération Addiction was created from the merger of Anitea (Association Nationale des Intervenants en Toxicomanie et Addictologie) and F3A (Fédération des Acteurs de l'Alcoologie et de l'Addictologie). The federation aims to build a network serving professionals who accompany users in a medico-psycho-social and transdisciplinary approach to addictions.
• ANPAEJ (Association Nationale des Points Accueil Ecoute Jeunes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANPAEJ ensures the vitality of links between permanent social evolutions that youth particularly expresses and preventive education practices that PAEJs develop to accompany these evolutions.
• URIOPSS OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion Régionale Interfédérale des Organismes Privés Sanitaires et Sociaux d'Occitanie. Its purpose is to unite non-profit associations and organizations in the health, social, and medico-social sectors.
• CJC OccitaniecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA website developed by Fédération Addiction with financial support from ARS Occitanie with the participation of Consultations Jeunes Consommateurs in the region.
• Maison Des Adolescents (MDA34) - BézierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the development of a Maison des Adolescents for west Hérault. The MDA34 brings together all actors from prevention to healthcare access to make care more legible. Episode previously shared premises with MDA before establishing Le 46 space.
• MLI Centre HéraultminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for co-producing a documentary ('Le coût des addictions') with young people from MLI Centre Hérault and Echo visuel production company.
• La Santé de la FamilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in collective prevention and risk reduction interventions at festivals and community events.
• APS 34minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization for collective prevention and risk reduction interventions, particularly during festivals in Béziers Méditerranée.
• Radio RPH (Radio Pays d'Hérault)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRadio partner for broadcasting podcasts and debates on addiction and youth mental health topics. Hosts discussions and conference content produced by Episode.
• AERS BéziersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Episode regularly intervenes at AERS premises in Béziers to animate 'awareness sessions on domestic violence'. In 86% of cases, violence is associated with psychoactive substance consumption.
• CPCA Sud-OccitanieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPCA Sud-Occitanie and its antennas organized a conference on domestic violence where Episode participated, presenting their work on the intersection of addiction and domestic violence.
• ASBH (Association Sportive Béziers Hérault - Rugby)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for youth rugby players' awareness on addiction risks. Didier Babou from Episode conducted sessions on screen dependency, sports betting, harmful products, harassment, and hazing.
• Festival du Jeu Vidéo et du Numérique de PézenasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEpisode participates annually in the video game and digital festival in Pézenas, presenting their approach to parenting support and risk reduction related to screen use among adolescents.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Santé de la Famille: Episode's local partner for collective prevention and risk-reduction interventions at festivals. Operates complementary addiction-prevention programs in the same Occitanie region.
• Fédération Addiction: National federation of addiction-care organizations (formerly Anitea + F3A), of which Association Episode is a member. Operates as the umbrella body representing CSAPA-style operators and is the most direct structural peer.
• Maison des Adolescents Ouest-Hérault (MDA34): Previously co-located with Episode's PAEJ at 92 avenue Jean Constans; Episode migrated PAEJ/CJC out in 2023. MDA34 aggregates the same adolescent-malaise user base Episode serves.
• ANPAEJ (Association Nationale des Points Accueil Écoute Jeunes): National association of PAEJ operators; Episode is a member. ANPAEJ sets standards and advocates for the PAEJ model that forms one of Episode's three core service pillars.

Regional players

• Association Le Pélican: Lyon-based CSAPA and addiction-care association offering comparable medico-psycho-social services. Comparable organizational structure but operating in a different French region.
• CEID Bordeaux (Centre d'Étude et d'Intervention sur les Dépendances): Independent CSAPA operating in the Bordeaux region with a similar three-pillar prevention/care/research model. Directly comparable as a regional CSAPA but in a different French territory.

Broad incumbents

• Croix-Rouge française: National humanitarian organization running addiction and harm-reduction programs (CAARUD, CSAPA branches) across France. Overlaps with Episode's CSAPA and prevention work at a much broader national scale.
• RESPADD (Réseau de Prévention des Addictions): National network promoting addiction prevention and harm reduction across healthcare institutions. Episode's harm-reduction work (needle exchange, festival interventions) directly overlaps with RESPADD's mission.
• Addictions France (formerly ANPAA): The largest French association fighting addictions, with hundreds of CSAPA/PAEJ/CJC sites nationwide. Direct overlap with Episode's CSAPA and prevention work, but at much broader national scale.

Others

• URIOPSS Occitanie: Regional umbrella of nonprofit health/social/medico-social organizations; Episode is a member. Functions as an ecosystem enabler and policy advocate rather than a direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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