Psycom (Officiel)

What Psycom (Officiel) does

Psycom (Officiel) is a French public health information organization founded in 1993 and headquartered in Paris at 11, rue Cabanis. Structured as a Groupement de coopération sanitaire (GCS) embedded within GHU Paris-Psychiatrie & Neurosciences, Psycom informs, orients, and raises awareness about mental health among the general public, people living with psychological disorders and their families, healthcare and social-care professionals, journalists, and educators. Its core product surface is a digital information platform at psycom.org, supplemented by free printed brochures, guides, posters, and comic books, and supported by interactive tools including La Boussole de la santé mentale, GPS Anti-Stigma, Le dictionnaire des lieux, and L'Arbre des ressources.

The organization's intellectual property centers on a library of registered pedagogical kits such as Cosmos mental®, Le Jardin du Dedans® (for children), La Fresque de la santé mentale®, Les Clichés de la santé mentale®, Histoires de Droits®, and Mon GPS for advance directives in psychiatry. It maintains an active YouTube channel, a biweekly newsletter (Psycom Info), and a presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. Psycom has held the general secretariat of the national Semaines d'information sur la santé mentale (SISM) since 2013 and is part of the steering committee of the Collectif Santé mentale – Grande Cause nationale 2025.

Psycom is a publicly financed organism (organisme public) with no commercial revenue. Funding comes from the French Ministry of Health (Ministère des Solidarités et de la Santé), Santé publique France, and three regional health agencies (ARS Île-de-France, ARS Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, ARS Nouvelle-Aquitaine), with minor support from the Fondation Chantelix. A small team of approximately 10–19 professionals operates the platform; all content and tools are distributed free of charge, with minor participation fees possible on certain physical materials.

Name

Psycom (Officiel)

Legal name

Psycom

Website

https://psycom.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Psycom is a French public health organism, founded in 1993 and embedded in GHU Paris-Psychiatrie & Neurosciences, that produces free mental health information, orientation tools, and anti-stigma resources for the public, patients, professionals, journalists, and educators, funded by the French Ministry of Health and public health agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public funding: Psycom is financed by the French Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé), Santé publique France, and regional health agencies (ARS) of Île-de-France, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. As a public health organism (organisme public), it does not generate commercial revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Psycom is the official French public mental health information organism. It produces and distributes accessible information on mental health conditions, care pathways, rights, and resources via a website (psycom.org), printed materials (brochures, comics, posters, reference sheets), interactive orientation and self-assessment tools (Boussole, GPS Anti-Stigma, Mon GPS, Arbre des ressources, Abaque de la folie), pedagogical kits (Cosmos mental®, Jardin du Dedans®, Fresque de la santé mentale®), resource directories (helplines, local care structures), a YouTube channel, and a biweekly newsletter. All content is provided free of charge to the general public, healthcare professionals, journalists, and educators.

Product overview

Psycom is a French public organization that informs, orients, and sensitizes the public about mental health. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of mental health information and education tools, centered around its core pedagogical kits including La Boussole de la santé mentale (orientation tool), Le Cosmos mental® and Voyage au cœur du Cosmos mental® (educational kits), Le Jardin du Dedans® (for children), and La Fresque de la santé mentale® (group learning tool). Its anti-stigmatization portfolio includes GPS Anti-Stigma, Les clichés de la santé mentale®, L'Abaque de la folie, and Les Mythes et réalités. Rights education is served through Kit Histoires de Droits® and the mon GPS advance directives tool. Information products include brochures, reference sheets (fiches repères), comics (bandes dessinées), and posters. Orientation resources feature directories of helplines (lignes d'écoute) and local mental health services (annuaires locaux). The organization maintains an active YouTube channel and a biweekly newsletter (Psycom Info). It operates as a single unified platform with interconnected digital tools, print materials, and community resources rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• La Boussole de la santé mentale Interactive orientation tool helping individuals find mental health resources and navigate care pathways in France. Targeted at individuals with mental health concerns, families, and caregivers.
• Le Cosmos mental® Pedagogical kit explaining mental health concepts in an accessible ~4-minute format. Used by educators, professionals, and the general public for awareness and education.
• Voyage au cœur du Cosmos mental® Immersive educational journey building on the Cosmos mental® kit for deeper mental health education.
• Le Jardin du Dedans® Mental health education tool explaining mental health to children in an age-appropriate manner, used by educators and parents.
• La Fresque de la santé mentale® Collaborative visual educational tool used in workshops and group awareness sessions to present mental health concepts.
• Kit Histoires de Droits® Rights education kit informing people about the legal rights of individuals living with mental health conditions across various life situations. Created with Sophie Arfeuillère.
• Mon GPS – Directives anticipées en psychiatrie Advance directives tool for psychiatry that helps individuals plan ahead for mental health crises and communicate their preferences. Co-developed with Association Prism.
• GPS Anti-Stigma Interactive self-evaluation tool for anti-stigma actions in mental health, allowing actors to evaluate their own anti-stigmatization initiatives.
• Les Clichés de la santé mentale® Video/visual series deconstructing stereotypes and clichés about mental health disorders.
• L'Abaque de la folie Interactive visual tool for exploring and understanding mental health stigma.
• Les Mythes et réalités Anti-stigma video series that deconstructs myths and misconceptions about mental health conditions.
• L'Arbre des ressources Resource mapping tool that helps users find and navigate mental health resources and support services.
• Brochures d'information Informational brochures covering mental health topics including disorders, treatments, and rights, distributed free of charge to the public and professionals.
• Fiches repères Reference sheets providing concise, actionable information on specific mental health topics for quick consultation.
• Bandes dessinées Comic-format educational content presenting mental health topics in an accessible visual narrative.
• Affiches (posters) Visual poster materials for mental health awareness campaigns and educational displays.
• Les lignes d'écoute (directory of mental health helplines) Online directory of mental health helplines and listening services for people seeking support or crisis intervention in France.
• Annuaires locaux (Le dictionnaire des lieux and regional directories) Local and national directory of mental health care structures, support services, and resources across France, including regional Guides Santé mentale for Île-de-France.
• Psycom Info Newsletter Biweekly email newsletter published every two weeks on Tuesdays, covering mental health news, Psycom activities, and curated press reviews.
• YouTube channel @PsycomOfficiel Official YouTube channel featuring testimony series ('La santé mentale en 5 objets'), myth-deconstruction videos ('Clichés ou réalités'), children's educational content (Le Jardin du Dedans®), and interviews.
• Journalistes : pour informer sans stigmatiser (guide) Guide for journalists and media professionals on reporting on mental health without stigmatization, including terminology and framing guidance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2013, Psycom has coordinated the Semaines d'information sur la santé mentale (SISM), France's national mental health awareness weeks.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collectif national des Semaines d'information sur la santé mentale (SISM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsycom has been the general secretariat of this national collective since 2013, coordinating annual mental health awareness weeks across France. The collective brings together multiple organizations working in mental health.
• Collectif Santé mentale – Grande Cause nationale 2025coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsycom is an active member of the steering committee of this collective, which advocated for and achieved the designation of mental health as the national great cause for 2025. The collective includes over 3,000 mental health structures and aims to inform, prevent, and destigmatize around mental health.
• Association PrismminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Prism partnered with Psycom to create 'Mon GPS – Guide Prévention et Soins', a tool for advance directives in psychiatry.
• Olivier Dupuy (Doctor of Law)minorOthersOlivier Dupuy provides ongoing legal expertise for the regular updating of Psycom's rights-related information content, ensuring accuracy and compliance with current legislation.
• GHU Paris-Psychiatrie & NeurosciencescoreOthersPsycom operates as a GCS (Groupement de coopération sanitaire) within the GHU Paris-Psychiatrie & Neurosciences hospital group. Psycom's data protection officer (DPD) is also affiliated with this institution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness): US-based grassroots mental health organization providing education, support, and advocacy. Closest US analog to Psycom's awareness, education, and anti-stigma mission.
• Mind (UK): Large UK mental health charity providing information, support, and campaigning on mental health. Comparable scope to Psycom across awareness, information, and rights advocacy, though operating at significantly larger scale.
• Mental Health Foundation (UK): UK-based charity dedicated to mental health awareness, prevention, and anti-stigma campaigns. Closest international functional peer in terms of mission, awareness toolkit portfolio, and public-facing content model.
• Santé publique France: French national public health agency and a primary funder of Psycom. Operates across all public health topics at a national scale; Psycom's mandate is effectively a specialized mental health arm within its broader communications remit.
• WHO Mental Health Action Team: World Health Organization unit that produces global mental health policy guidance, awareness materials, and best-practice frameworks. Sets the international normative content that Psycom adapts into the French context.

Regional players

• StopBlues / Nightline France: French mental health helpline and student support organization operating in the same France-centric ecosystem as Psycom, with overlapping audiences (students, young adults, people in distress) and complementary orientation/crisis support services.

Direct peers

• Fil Santé Jeunes: French public health information and helpline service specifically targeting young people's health, including mental health. Operates as a comparable publicly funded information/orientation service with overlapping audience segments.
• Fondation Santé Mentale: France-based foundation focused on mental health awareness, destigmatization, and supporting people with mental health conditions. Operates as a complementary French non-profit in the same awareness/education category as Psycom.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/PsycomOfficiel
• Facebookfacebook.com/Psycom.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/psycom-officiel
• Instagraminstagram.com/psycom_org
• TikToktiktok.com/@psycom.org

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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