Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille

What Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille does

Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille is a GCSMS (Groupement de Coopération Sociale et Médico-Sociale) operating a publicly funded therapeutic coordination housing program (ACT — Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique) in Marseille under French Décret n° 2016-1940. The organization provides rapid access to ordinary scattered housing and intensive, non-coercive, recovery-oriented accompaniment for adults experiencing homelessness combined with psychiatric conditions and addiction issues. Services are delivered through two parallel teams (Service 1 and Service 2), each comprising 13 staff including a director, general practitioner, psychiatrist, nurses, social workers, specialized educators, and peer health mediators (travailleurs pairs) with lived experience. Each team accompanies 95 to 105 persons annually, for a combined capacity of 190 to 210 beneficiaries, through weekly home visits conducted in rotating pairs, telephone helpline coverage Monday–Saturday 8h–20h, and unlimited-duration support.

The core methodology is a multi-reference approach rather than a single case-manager model: all professionals conduct home visits and the team does not make decisions for or take actions without or against the will of accompanied persons. Practice is grounded in recovery-oriented frameworks (ESPER and WRAP) and harm reduction principles, with explicit separation of accommodation and support services. Beneficiaries are referred through a bi-monthly Commission Partenariale d'Orientation coordinated by SIAO 13 with 10+ upstream partner organizations including psychiatric liaison teams, harm reduction centers (CAARUD), addiction care centers (CSAPA), youth health access points, a prison health unit, and day shelters.

The business model is non-commercial: the organization is financed by ARS PACA (Agence Régionale de Santé) in partnership with the Préfécture under the ACT national framework. There is no pricing, no fee-for-service, and no commercial go-to-market — outreach and intake occur through institutional referral networks. The legal entity was created in 2017 by three founding structures (Habitat Alternatif Social, SOLIHA Provence, and AP-HM) and expanded in 2020 with four additional members (Centre Hospitalier Edouard Toulouse, Bus 31/32, Addiction Méditerranée, and Groupe SOS). The organization is structured as a cooperative consortium rather than a corporate parent/subsidiary hierarchy.

Name

Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille

Legal name

GCSMS 'Un Chez-Soi D'abord' Marseille

Website

https://unchezsoimarseille.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille is a publicly funded GCSMS in Marseille operating the ACT "Un Chez-soi D'abord" dispositif under French Décret 2016-1940, providing recovery-oriented housing and accompaniment for homeless adults with psychiatric and addiction conditions across two teams serving 190–210 beneficiaries annually.

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Product category

Mental Health Housing Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Community Housing Services (62422), Other Residential Care Facilities (623990)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Behavioral Health–Capable Assisted Living (Mental Health/SUD Support) (HLADABAI)

Keywords

• Therapeutic housing services
• Mental health support
• Social reintegration programs
• Harm reduction services
• Psychiatric social work

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public health and social service funding: Government-funded social and medical service. Financed by ARS PACA (Agence Régionale de Santé) in partnership with the Préfecture, under the framework of Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique (ACT) as defined by French social law.

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille operates therapeutic coordination housing (Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique, ACT) providing rapid access to ordinary scattered housing with intensive, non-coercive recovery-oriented accompaniment for adults experiencing psychiatric fragility, addiction issues, and homelessness. The organization runs two parallel accompaniment services in Marseille, each supporting 95-105 persons annually through multi-disciplinary teams including peer health mediators, and applying ESPER and WRAP recovery tools within a Housing First framework.

Product overview

Un Chez Soi d'Abord Marseille operates as a unified social-medical service offering therapeutic coordination housing (ACT) through the Dispositif Un Chez-soi D'abord, supported by two parallel accompaniment services (Service 1 and Service 2), each handling 95-105 persons. The core product is the recovery-oriented accompaniment program, which functions alongside a Commission Partenariale d'Orientation that screens and orients candidates. Services include weekly (or more frequent) home visits by rotating professional pairs, psychiatric and general medical care, social work support, and peer mediation, all governed by French legislation (Décret 2016-1940).

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Products and services

• Dispositif Un Chez-soi D'abord A therapeutic coordination housing program (Appartements de Coordination Thérapeutique) providing rapid access to ordinary, dispersed housing with intensive, non-coercive recovery-oriented accompaniment for adults experiencing psychiatric fragility, addiction issues, and homelessness in Marseille. Governed by French Décret 2016-1940.
• Service 1 et Service 2 (Accompagnement) Two parallel service teams, each managing accompaniment for 95-105 persons annually, staffed with directors, doctors (generalist and psychiatrist), nurses, social workers, specialized educators, peer health mediators, and offering telephone helpline Monday-Saturday 8h-20h. Teams conduct weekly home visits in rotating pairs.
• Accompagnement orienté rétablissement Recovery-oriented support based on principles including housing as a fundamental right, rapid housing access, person-led agenda, unlimited accompaniment duration, separated housing and accompaniment services, harm reduction approach to addiction, and intensive non-coercive follow-up with multi-reference team visits. Uses ESPER and WRAP recovery tools.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each service accompanies 95-105 persons annually

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centre Hospitalier Edouard ToulousecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Public mental health establishment in Marseille's 15th arrondissement with intra and extra-hospital structures for psychiatric care of adults, adolescents, and children. Added to GCSMS in 2020.
• Association Bus 31/32coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Association providing outreach and care for people using psychoactive substances and their entourage, applying harm reduction principles. Added to GCSMS in 2020.
• Addiction MéditerranéecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Association addressing issues related to licit and illicit psychoactive substance use (drugs, alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, medications) and addictive behaviors without substances (gambling, cyberaddiction). Added to GCSMS in 2020.
• Groupe SOScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Major social solidarity group constructing innovative solutions for vulnerable people, with ambition to reduce precarity, fight discrimination, and promote social inclusion. Added to GCSMS in 2020.
• Association Habitat Alternatif SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Founding member of the GCSMS. Association dedicated to defending housing rights and health rights for vulnerable people, with emphasis on innovative and alternative ethical approaches and citizen participation of service users.
• Association SOLIHA ProvencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Founding member of the GCSMS. Social housing organization created from convergence of PACT, HABITAT & DEVELOPPEMENT movements, addressing housing crisis for disadvantaged populations.
• Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (AP-HM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Founding member of the GCSMS. Third-largest university hospital in France with 4 hospitals, 3,400 beds, and over 12,000 employees. Provides psychiatric and somatic care coordination.
• SIAO 13 (Service Intégré Accueil et Orientation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnimates the Commission Partenariale d'Orientation that reviews and approves candidate dossiers for the program. Coordinates referral pathway from partner organizations to the ACT service.
• EMPP MARSSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMobile psychiatry team for precarity, member of the referral Commission Partenariale d'Orientation.
• EMLPP Edouard ToulouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPsychiatric liaison team from Centre Hospitalier Edouard Toulouse, member of the referral commission.
• CAARUD d'ASUD Mars Say YeahminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarm reduction center for drug users, member of referral commission.
• CSAPA Le Sémaphore d'Addiction MéditerranéeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddiction care and prevention center, member of referral commission.
• CAARUD Le Sleep In du Groupe SOSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHarm reduction center operated by Groupe SOS, member of referral commission.
• Accueil Espace Santé Jeunes St MarcelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth health access center, member of referral commission.
• Association Nouvelle AubeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial association, member of referral commission.
• Unité sanitaire des BaumettesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrison health unit at Baumettes, member of referral commission.
• Accueil De Jour MarseilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDay shelter for people in precarious situations, member of referral commission.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Association Aurore: Major French nonprofit providing housing, shelter, and reinsertion services to vulnerable populations including people with mental health issues. Directly comparable in mission and target population across multiple French cities.
• Un Chez Soi d'Abord Paris: Paris implementation of the same national ACT 'Un Chez-soi D'abord' framework under Decree 2016-1940. Directly comparable in service model, regulatory framework, and target population, differing only by geography.
• SAMU Social de Paris: Paris-based emergency social and medical service for homeless and precarious populations. Directly comparable in providing outreach, psychiatric support, and housing coordination for similar populations.
• Fondation Abbé Pierre: Major French foundation fighting against poor housing and homelessness, providing advocacy, housing solutions, and accompaniment services for excluded populations across France.
• Habitat Alternatif Social: Marseille-based association defending housing rights and innovative accommodation for vulnerable people. Founding GCSMS member that operates parallel housing-first initiatives in the same city.
• Emmaüs Solidarité: Large French social solidarity organization operating shelters, housing programs, and outreach for homeless populations in the Paris/Ile-de-France region, with comparable Housing First and reinsertion approaches.
• Groupe SOS: Major French social solidarity group operating housing, healthcare, and addiction services nationwide. Direct peer as both a GCSMS member here and as a broader operator of comparable programs for vulnerable populations across France.

Others

• Médecins du Monde: International medical humanitarian organization running programs in France for vulnerable populations including homeless and migrants with mental health needs. Comparable target population but broader medical remit.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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