CLUBHOUSE LILLE
Lille, France
DESCRIPTION
SPREADING THE CLUBHOUSE METHODOLOGY – COMPLETED
The Comgest Foundation supported the opening of a new Clubhouse location for mental health support in Lille.
Clubhouse France Association accompanies people made vulnerable by serious and chronic mental disorders (bipolar, schizophrenia, severe depression) to improve their quality of life, autonomy and consequently, the life of their families and others who assist them. Clubhouse’s purpose is to provide a personalised individual support to their members thanks to mutual aid and cooperation between the different actors (medical staff, beneficiaries, Clubhouse) with a goal to of professional and social reintegration
IMPACT / MAIN INDICATORS
• February 2021: Recruitment in Lille of a person in charge of co-management and social reintegration.
• The Clubhouse Lille opened on January 25, 2022. While the initial plan was to reach 60 members in one year for an average daily attendance of 15 people; Clubhouse Lille ended up welcoming 97 members and an average daily attendance of 25 members. As of May 2023, Clubhouse Lille has 123 members.
• 89% of members have a RQTH (French administrative term for recognition as a person with a disability at work)
• 26 members began a professional qualification in 2022 and out of those, 14 members are now in a long-term professional activity (for more than 6 months). 47 members had a professional experience during the year (internship, work experience period, fixed-term contract, permanent contract).
LOCAL
PARTNER
Selection
Duration
Project selected in September 2021
Multi-year project: 3 years
Financed
by
The Comgest Foundation
COMMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR
Astrid Delanoë
Testimony from a member :
« My name is Mathieu Cosson. I’ve been treated for severe bipolarity with numerous crises for about ten years. I also have complicated memory lapses. Ups and downs.
I used to live near Paris and moved to the North of France 5 years ago.
Here, I’ve been well looked after by a CMP (medical center). My psychiatrist has given me effective medication to manage the illness. I’m also under the care of a psychologist, and it was through him that I learned about Clubhouse France and started the process of becoming a member.
I’ve been a member of Clubhouse Lille for 1 year. What I appreciate about Clubhouse is that it has broken my isolation. That’s one of its missions. Of course I have friends, but friends who work, who have families and who don’t have time to devote to a single, struggling friend.
The Clubhouse also gives me the opportunity to meet new people, people who are suffering like me. It’s true that it took me a while to get used to the Clubhouse’s rules and procedures, and to get to know the other members, but I eventually integrated successfully and now contribute to the smooth running of Clubhouse Lille.
Clubhouse Lille helps me a lot on the professional side: writing a CV and a cover letter, I’m helped by a mentor (Jade). I’ve regained my self-confidence and sent out around a hundred cover letters, for which I’ve received 15 replies and a few interviews. I feel helped.
For me, Clubhouse Lille is a place of well-being and work. I feel protected. At the same time, the Club helps me to project myself into the future and to face up to reality. For example, when I go out to meet our donors or partner companies, I’m confronted with external realities. It gives me importance and status within Clubhouse Lille. »