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
I have been in contact with the clubhouse for over a decade now, initially with the one in Paris and since 2022 with the one in Lille. I remain incredibly impressed by the success of this model which demonstrates how instrumental the alternatives to pure medical treatments can be in the field of mental disorders.
At Lille in 2022, they started from scratch: one director, no premises, then a full renovation to complete … ending up with successfully welcoming double the number of members than was expected when the project began. Professionalism mixed with benevolence and rigour are what allows the clubhouse to achieve a unique accomplishment and be a place where the members feel sufficiently confident and empowered to write the next chapter of their lives.
To me it is proof that working together, being supportive, and mutual learning are key to progress. The engagement and courage of members who dare to engage in the clubhouse after long periods of isolation is a great example I like to keep in mind.